(CMR) The Cayman Islands Special Olympics team won gold in the basketball competition beating out India 31:26 in over time; at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi.
In total the team won 26 medals including 10 gold, 7 silver and 9 bronze medals during the 2019. Metal count includes:
Athletics
Gold, Matthew Ebanks, 800m
Gold, Matthew Ebanks, 400m
Gold, Jaheim Ebanks, 800m
Gold, Jaheim Ebanks, 400m
Gold, Julius Smith, 800m
Gold, Tessa Terry, 200m
Gold, Tessa Terry, 100m
Gold, Men’s 4x100m relay
Silver, Chelsea Frederick, Shot Put
Silver, Chelsea Frederick, Mini Javelin
Bronze, Jordan McLean, 100m
Bronze, Julius Smith, 1500m
Bronze, Lewin Solomon Jr, 400m
Swimming
Gold, Keanu McKenzie, 200m breast
Gold, Alec Cox, 800m free
Silver, Dayana Powery, 100 free
Silver, Dayana Powery, 100 im
Silver, Keanu McKenzie, 100 im (not recorded on the website but got a medal)
Bronze, Keanu McKenzie, 200m im
Bronze, Anechell Newman, 50m back
Bronze, Mixed 4x50m Relay (Alec Cox, Dayana Powery, Keanu McKenzie, Matthew Javier)
Bronze, Dayana Powery, 200m free
Open Water
Silver, Kanza Bodden & Jennifer Powell, 1500m
Bronze, Rasheed Lawrence & Lee Hart, 1500m
Basketball
Gold, Men’s Unified
Bocce
Gold, Unified Doubles, Khaled Arana and Nadesha Kelly
The closing ceremony happens today and can be watched here. Athletics are expected to return on on Saturday March 23 at the Owen Roberts International Airport at 5:50 pm.
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