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Jamaican gymnasts take top honors at Caribbean Fest tournament

By Andrew Karim··1 min read
Jamaican gymnasts take top honors at Caribbean Fest tournament

Jamaica's triumphant gymnastics team returned to the island on Monday after taking top honors in two classes at the Caribbean Fest Gymnastics tournament in Virginia at the weekend. Jamaica's 11-member team topped both level one and two while finishing runners-up in level three.

The top performer in the junior team was Jenya Allison who copped gold in the vault, bar and floor apparatus while finishing runner-up on the beam.

The Caribbean Fest tournament was used to fine tune the team’s preparation phase ahead of the Caribbean Gymnastics Championships scheduled for April 28 and 29 in Barbados.

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