JAMAICA'S SUCCESSFUL CARIFTA Games contingent returned to the island last night, but without one of the athletes who made the trip to Hamilton, Bermuda.
The Jamaican party included new world junior 200 metres record-holder Usain Bolt who came home with the Austin Sealey Award for the most outstanding performer at the meet and his 200 metres gold medal.
"Kenroy Williams has a heart problem, we had to leave him to get medical attention," manager Trevor "TC" Campbell told reporters on the team's arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport last night.
Campbell explained that it was best for the Mannings High student to remain in Bermuda and to receive treatment there.
The middle distance runner, who is suffering from an irregular heart beat is in the company of assistant manager Delroy Francis in the Bermuda capital.
"He will stay in Bermuda until he is well", Campbell said about Williams who fell on the track during Friday's 1500m preliminaries.
He was taken off track and tested when they "found out that his heart was palpitating."
Jamaica ended the three-day meet with a record 85-medal, surpassing the 76 they won last year.
The official report had Jamaica's medal tally at 79, but Campbell said: "We actually got 85 medals, their official tally is 79, because they did not count some races we were involved in, where there were only two teams, or two competitors."
Campbell was full of praise for all the athletes, but singled out Morant Bay's pair of Kimona Smith and Wilbert Walker as two top performers.
He added: "The athletes fought hard, the condition for track and field wasn't really good, it was windy and cool, but nobody complained, they just kept on fighting."
