Ashley Mckenzie (blue) won Jamaica's first medal at the CAC Games in El Salvador on Saturday. McKenzie settled for silver in the panam judo lightweight 60kg after losing by technicality against Ivan Salas of Venezuela in the gold medal match. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)
June 24, 2023
Jamaica’s McKenzie cops silver at CAC Games
Ashley McKenzie gave Jamaica its first medal at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games when he captured the silver in men’s Judo competition here on Saturday.
McKenzie, competing in the -60 kg category lost to Ivan Salas of Venezuela 3-2 on penalties in a very exciting final.
This is McKenzie’s first medal for the county at the CAC Games championships.
Meanwhile, Jamaica’s lone female Judo competitor Ebony Drysdale-Daley is down to compete in the women’s -70 kg category on Sunday.
