– Both athletes on show today in 400M finals

AFTER rerouting the boys’ U-18  100M record, Daniel Williams continued his record-breaking legacy by putting the boys’ U-18  200M record down to 21.78 seconds, and moments later, Deshanna Skeete reproduced a similar accomplishment in the Girls’ U-16  200M, as action peaked on day five of the National Schools’ Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships yesterday.

There was no doubt as to who was in control of the race from the blast of the gun, as Williams shot out of the blocks. Running out of lane three, Williams established his lead on the turn, and it was just a matter of maintaining the lead on the home straight.
West Coast Berbice’s Lionel Marks pushed hard to keep up with Williams, but the World Youth 400m silver medallist was more than he could handle. Marks clocked 22 seconds, equalling the record that Williams smashed. That four-year-old record was set by former great, Jason Yaw.

Williams, the 2017 IAAF World U-18 Championships silver medallist, is next set to take to the track today in the 400M, where another record-breaking performance is anticipated.
Spectators got a chance to see a preview when Williams gave his team a massive start in the 4x400m finals. However, several lapses along the way saw the team finishing third in the end, as the District 5 team took the win.

Over in the Girls’ U-16  200M, Skeete toppled her own record with her time of 24.97 seconds, erasing the 25.3 seconds record she had set last year.
Williams’ and Skeete’s record followed the new Girls’ U-18 high jump record set by their teammate Chantoba Bright, who cleared 1.57 metres, surpassing the 1.55 metres record that Tatyanna Blair set in 2013.

Murphy Nash was another outstanding Lindener who was among the record breakers of the day. The middle distance runner took the Boys’ U-16  1500m record down to 4:26.5s.
And those were only a few of the exceptional performances from District 10 athletes that ensured the District continued in the lead. District 10 moved up to 577 points after 103 finals, to continue their unshakable lead.

West Demerara (District 3) is some way behind with 410 points, followed by South Georgetown (District 13) with 356.5 points.
Meanwhile, wins like the 50.38 metres record-breaking boys U-16 javelin throw from Randy Hamilton, has helped North Georgetown (District 11) to gain some headway, moving up to fourth with 334 points.East Coast follows on the list with 314 points.