IAAF Youth Games : Samuels suffers 400m disqualification

GUYANESE Avon Samuels was disqualified during the semi-final of the 400m at the International Association of Athletics Federations Youth Championships, currently being held in Cali, Colombia.Samuels, who had gotten into the semi-final with a personal-best time of 55.42 seconds on Wednesday, was the only Guyanese on the opening day to advance to the next round of competition.
She finished fourth in Heat 4 with that time. However, running in the second lane of the third heat during the semifinals, Samuels was disqualified under 163.3 (a) of the IAAF rules, according to the event’s official website.
According to the IAAF rule book, in all races run in lanes, each athlete shall keep within his/her allocated lane from start to finish. This shall also apply to any portion of a race run in lanes.
On Wednesday Natricia Hooper also took part in the female 400-metre heat but was disqualified from the race based on that same rule. The quickest time of the semi-final was a personal best by American Lynna Irby with 55.77 seconds.
Guyanese sprinter Compton Caesar delivered a personal best in the male event, posting 10.87 seconds in his 100-metre heat but failed to advance behind Brazilian Derrick Silva (first), Amores Edel (second) and Angus Xavior (third).
In the 400m records of the Championship, Guyana’s Kadecia Baird sits 6th in the all-time fastest women with a time of 51.04 set in Barcelona in 2012.
The outdoor list is led by Jing Li of China (50.01) and was set in Shanghai on October 18, 1997.

By Stephan Sookram

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