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#Carifta2022 | Jamaica's girls sweep sprint hurdles

Published:Monday | April 18, 2022 | 5:30 PM
Inset top right: Jamaica's Alexis James clears a hurdle on her way to the girls' Under-20 100-metre hurdles title at the Carifta Games inside the National Stadium on Monday, April, 18, 2022. Oneka Wilson (right) follows her home, finishing second. Inset b
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Inset top right: Jamaica's Alexis James clears a hurdle on her way to the girls' Under-20 100-metre hurdles title at the Carifta Games inside the National Stadium on Monday, April, 18, 2022. Oneka Wilson (right) follows her home, finishing second. Inset bottom left: Jamaica's Bryana Davidson (left) and teammate Jody-Ann Daley are all smiles after finishing first and third respectively in the Girls' Under-17 100-metre hurdles.

Jamaica have swept the girls' sprint hurdles at the 2022 Carifta Games on inside the National Stadium.

In the Under-20 final, Alexis James led a Jamaican one-two, winning the even in 13.32 seconds ahead of her teammate, Oneka Wilson, 13.67. Nya Browne of Barbados mined bronze in 14.63.

In the Under-17 final Jamaica had another podium finish as Bryana Davidson sped to victory in 13.50. Michelle Smith of the US Virgin Islands was second in 14.31, while Davidson's teammate Jody-Ann Daley, who hit a hurdle during a battle for the lead, recovered to finish third in 14.45.

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