NANJING, China (CMC) – Rising Jamaican star Jaheel Hyde grabbed his second global youth title this year when he streaked to victory in the sprint hurdles at the Youth Olympics here yesterday.The 17-year-old had no equal, clocking a personal best 12.96 seconds to cross the line and take gold ahead of Henrik Hannemann of Germany, who was timed at 13.40 seconds and Korean Gyeongtae Kim who took bronze in 13.43.

For Hyde, the victory put the finishing touches on a fabulous year, following his capture of the 400 metres title at the World Junior Championships in Oregon, United States, last month. Last year, Hyde also won sprint hurdles gold at the World Youth Championships in Donetsk.
“To come here and win means the world to me because it now means I’ve won all the major gold medals in my age group; World Youth, World Junior and now Youth Olympics. What more can I ask for?” an elated Hyde said following his victory.
Running out of lane six, Hyde emerged from a smooth start to be first to the opening hurdles, and then produced a near flawless performance to easily trounce his field.
The time bettered his previous best of 13.16 seconds set during the heats and the 13.13 seconds posted while winning in Donetsk.
“I am not surprised (by the time). My times in training suggested I would run this fast,” Hyde said.
“I was a bit nervous beforehand. That is just racing. I knew I had to follow my coach’s instructions, keep a cool head and win that gold medal.”
Jamaica picked up a second gold medal when Martin Manley raced to victory in the men’s 400 metres, winning in a time of 46.31 seconds.
The 17-year-old Manley made up for the disappointment of having bowed out at the semi-final stage at the World Junior Championship, as he beat Karabo Sibanda of Botswana into second in 46.76 seconds, with Bahamian Henri Delauze claiming bronze in 46.91 seconds.
“It means so much (to win). It takes a heavy burden off me,” Manley said.
The title adds to his 2013 World Youth success.