DONETSK, Ukraine (CMC) – Jamaican sprint hurdler Yanique Thompson has smashed a 14-year record and bagged her country’s first gold medal here at the IAAF World Youth Championships (WYC)

The 17-year-old student stopped the clock in an amazing 12.94 seconds to win the 100m hurdles final at the RSC Olympiyskiy.
Thompson has become the first Jamaican 100m hurdles gold medallist at the WYC, and the first to hold a world record in the event at any level, after bettering Adrianna Lamalle’s 13.08, which was set in 1999.
“It’s amazing!” exclaimed a stunned Thompson.
“I wanted to get that gold medal. This is my last year as a junior and I didn’t want to leave without something.”
Thompson’s run was the brightest spark in a mixed day for the Jamaicans, who for the third time in the eight-year history of the WYC, failed to win a medal in the 100m.