Olympian Matthew Wright is among the first 35 athletes named by the Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) for the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in the Dominican Republic. The games, which will take place from July 24 to August 8, will see a total of 140 Barbadian athletes compete across 21 sporting disciplines.

Wright, who recently competed at the Americas Triathlon Championships in Chile, finished 12th in the elite race. He also secured a bronze medal at the 2023 CAC Games.

The group also includes another 2023 CAC bronze medalist, boxer Jabali Breedy, as well as leading track cyclists Amber Joseph and Arielle Greaves.