Barbados tennis pair and Guyana taekwondo star win first CAC medals

Barbados' Stephen Slocombe and Kaipo Marshall earned a silver medal in the men’s doubles tennis competition at the Central American and Caribbean Games in the Dominican Republic, marking the island’s first medal at the event. The duo were defeated 6‑1, 6‑4 by El Salvador’s Cesar Cruz and Diego Duran, but Chef de Mission Dr Adrian Lorde highlighted their resilience in the extreme heat.

Guyana’s Ceili Peterson secured a bronze medal in the women’s under‑49 kg taekwondo category after a 2‑0 victory over Venezuela’s Yulienny Pedraza. The podium finish represents Guyana’s first medal of the Games, and Chef de Mission Keniesha Headley praised the achievement as a milestone for the nation’s taekwondo program.