Thirty Canadian track and field athletes travelled to The Bahamas to compete at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) championships from Friday through Sunday.

The Canadian squad includes 17 Olympians and 19 athletes who have competed at the world championships.

For some athletes, this meet will serve as a tune-up for the world championships. For others, it's their final chance to hit the automatic qualifying standard or to improve their spot in the world rankings, which is another way to get into the worlds.

Team Canada started the NACAC Championships off with a strong silver medal performance by Tatiana Aholou in the women's 100-metre hurdles (13.01).

Canada's sprinters come through

Sprinter Jerome Blake, who won the Olympic men's 4x100m gold in Paris last summer alongside Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse, took home gold in the men's 100m at the NACAC championships. Blake crossed the line in a personal best time of 9.95.

Blake and De Grasse (9.98) are the only Canadians who have achieved the men's 100m world championship qualifying time of 10 seconds flat. Blake and Brown have met the 200m standard of 20.16, while De Grasse will likely get in by way of his world ranking. The men's 4x100 team qualified in May at the World Athletics Relays, where they took bronze behind South Africa and the United States.

Adding to the medal count

Canada's middle distance athletes shone bright at the NACAC championships as well. Lucia Stafford took home bronze in the women's 1500m (4:11.11). On the men's side, Canada went 1 and 2 with Foster Malleck taking gold (3:37.54) and Charles Philibert-Thiboutot finishing close behind in second (3:40.57).

Nova Scotia's Sarah Mitton who took silver at the 2023 outdoor worlds before capturing back-to-back indoor world titles will look to add to Canada's medal count on Sunday evening as she competes in the women's shot put.