St Fort retains Girls Under-20 100m title

St Fort was the overwhelming favourite in last evening’s final, and she did not disappoint, as she crossed the finish line in 11.56 seconds.

Jamaica’s Aneka Brissett was next in 11.57 seconds while Halle Hazzard of Grenada placed third in 11.67. Kasheika Cameron of Jamaica was fourth in 11.74, with Soleyn Bliss of Antigua (11.75), Tristan Evelyn of Barbados (11.91), Shanice Elliott of St Kitts/Nevis (11.99) and L’T’Sha Fahie of the British Virgin Islands (12.01) trailing.

Another TT gold medallist yesterday was Adell Colthrust, in the boys Under-18 100 metres.

Colthrust accelerated in the last 20 metres to claim gold in 10.63 seconds, with Adrian Curry of the Bahamas (10.64) and Tyreke Wilson of Jamaica (10.69) getting silver and bronze respectively.

The other entrants in the final were Barbados’ Matthew Clarke (10.76), TT’s Avindale Smith (10.77), Bahamas’ Joel Johnson (10.78), Guadeloupe’s Julien Majeur (10.86) and Barbados’ Darian Clarke (11.04).

Yesterday morning, Ianna Roach was the first TT medallist, as she took home gold in the girls Under- 18 shot put.

Roach, with her fifth throw, registered a distance of 14.43 metres to triumph ahead of Jamaica’s Danielle Sloley (14.12m) and Martinique’s Tamera Manette (13.86m).

Errika Roussas of Guadeloupe was a distant fourth in 13.66m, with Jamaica’s Shaday Hudson (13.31m), Chloe Palmis of Martinique (13.20m), Acacia Astwood of the Bahamas (12.54m) and Treneese Hamilton of Dominica (11.47m) rounding off the top eight.

Trinidad and Tobago also collected three bronze medals (and fifth-placed finishes in the respective events) yesterday. In the boys Under-20 discus, Konnel Jacob was third in 57.28m, following the Jamaican duo of Roje Stona (66.41m) and Kevin Nedrick (60.38m), while Clarence Hannibal was fifth in 47.85m.Jaydon Antoine was the bronze medallist in the boys Under- 18 long jump, with a leap of 6.97m.

Bahamas’ Denvaughn Whymns was victorious with a best of 7.31m, with Sheldon Noble of Antigua next in 7.03m. Aaron Cruickshank of TT was fifth in 6.73m.

And, in the boys Under-20 400m, Joshua St Clair was third in 47.02, behind Christopher Taylor of Jamaica (45.97) and Jamal Walton of the Cayman Islands (46.46), while Kashief King was fifth in 47.82.

The Games will continue today and will conclude tomorrow.