Jamaica win record four medals

NANJING, China (CMC) – Jamaica finished with a record four medals, after failing to add to their tally on the final day of track and field at the second Youth Olympic in Nanjing, China on Monday.

The four-medal haul – three gold and silver – surpasses the one medal won by Odean Skeen in the men’s 100m four years ago in Malaysia.
Led by Jaheel Hyde’s World Youth Best 12.96 seconds in the men’s 110m hurdles, Jamaica also won gold medals in the men’s 400m with Martin Manley, as well as the women’s 200m with Natalliah Whyte, plus a silver in the men’s long jump from Obrien Wasome.
Injury prevented gold medal favourite Raheem Chambers from taking his place in the men’s 100m final, while Chad Walker was disqualified for a lane violation after he finished second in the men’s 200m.
Also Hurdler Shanice Cohen and men’s triple jumper Jordan Scott failed to add to the medal tally as Jamaica slipped to sixth place on the medal table from the 32 countries that earned at least a medal.
Cohen ran one minute 03.06 seconds for seventh place in the women’s 400m hurdles final, won by South Africa’s Gezelle Magerman in a personal best 57.31 seconds.
Scott was fifth in the triple jump final with a best mark of 15.20m in the first round. He had two jumps over 15.00m with his third round effort landing at 15.13m.
Suriname’s Carifta Games Under-18 champion Miguel Van Assen won with an impressive 16.15m.

 

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