Jamaica advance to medal round in men’s sprint relay
Published:Monday | October 11, 2010 | 1:09 PM
Jamaica have advanced to the medal rounds of the men’s sprint relay and mile relay events on today’s eighth day of action of the Commonwealth Games in India.
The sprint relay quartet of Lerone Clarke, Remaldo Rose, Steve Slowly and Rasheed Dwyer qualified after a third place finish in Heat 3. The Jamaicans clocked 39 seconds flat to trail home Canada 38.45 seconds and England 38.67.
Heat 1 was won by India in 39 seconds flat while the Bahamas took Heat 2 in 39.32 seconds.
Earlier, Jamaica booked their place in the men’s 4 x 400-metre relay following a fourth place finish in Heat 2 of Round One. The quartet of Oral Thompson, Josef Robertson, Ricardo Cunningham and Adrian Findlay clocked three minutes 06.65 seconds.
That heat was won by the Bahamas in three minutes 05.44 seconds.
In the women’s 4 x400-metre relay, Jamaica did not progress following a sixth place finish in Heat 2. The Jamaican women clocked a disappointing three minutes 42.31seconds.
Jamaica’s medal count at the Games is six including two gold, three silver, one bronze, which is good enough for 13th in the overall medal table.