Guyanese opens track season with impressive run ahead of UK Olympian
Emanuel Archibald
Emanuel Archibald

By Ravin Singh in Jamaica

GUYANESE track and field star Emanuel Archibald opened his track season last Saturday with an impressive time of 6.74 in the 60m dash – ahead of Olympian Delano Williams of Great Britain.

The Queens Grace Jackson track meet which was held at the Jamaica National Stadium saw the likes of world renowned sprinters including Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake and Elaine Thompson.
Archibald, who is on scholarship in at the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Jamaica, competed in the shortest event of the day with Powell – one of Jamaica’s most decorated sprinters.

Powell edged past Archibald with a time of 6.73, while UK’s Delano Williams failed to outrun the young Guyanese.
Archibald, whose pet event is the long jump, shared that he was elated to have opened the track season on a high, but that there is much more to be accomplished. The second-year Sociology major said that while training has been difficult, there have been fun and encouraging moments.

For this year, the athlete said he is working towards recording new personal bests in the 100m and 200m which are 10.37 and 20.98 respectively, and to reset Guyana’s long jump record.

That record is 8.07m and has been held by Mark Mason since 1993. Archibald’s personal best in that event is 7.88m.

“I’m training hard to accomplish what I’ve set my mind to. It doesn’t come easy. You have to put in the work and that is what I’ve been doing. So I hope to achieve those goals this year and make my country proud,” the athlete shared.

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