Jamaican Odane Skeen wins second gold

Jamaican sprinter Odane Skeen ended the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore yesterday with a second gold medal.



Skeen, representing the Americas team, helped them to the gold medal in the boys' medley relay on the final night of competition.



Skeen ran the 200-metre leg as the quartet, which also includes Caio dos Santos of Brazil, Najee Glass of USA and Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic posted a time of one minute, 51.38 for the victory.



Europe won silver in one minute, 52.11 and Oceania took the bronze medal in one minute, 52.71 seconds.



Skeen, the double Carifta Games and CAC Junior sprint champion, won his first gold medal on Saturday when he captured the boys' 100 metres in a personal-best 10.42 seconds.