Decent start to World Athletics U20s Champs for Jamaica
Published:Wednesday | August 18, 2021 | 8:05 AMJamaica's Kerrica Hill and Tina Clayton both advanced to the semi-final round of the Women's 100m event at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday. -
Running in heat two, Kerrica Hill placed second in 11.65 seconds, behind Nigeria's Praise Ofoku, who had an identical time.
Clayton won heat two, clocking 11.50s.
Namibia's Beatrice Masilingi, a 200m finalist at the Tokyo Olympics earlier this month, advanced from the round, setting the fastest time in the process. She clocked a Namibian U20 record of 11.20s to advance.
Their final comes up on Wednesday at 4:10 p.m. (8:10 a.m. Jamaica time).
Jamaica's 100m Men's competitors Bryan Levell and Alicke Cranston are also through to their semi-finals.
Levell won his heat in 10.43s, while Cranston was second in 10.45s, behind South Africa's Benjamin Richardson 10.28s. The semi-final happens at 4:40 p.m. (8:40 a.m.).
Jamaica's Mixed 4x400m relay team of Antonio Hanson, Alliah Baker, Dejanea Oakley, and Shaemar Uter are into the final of their event. They finished third in their heat in a season's best (SB) time of 3:24.65 minutes, behind India (championship record 3:23.36), and the Czech Republic (SB 3:24.15). Their final takes place at 5:15 p.m. (9:15 a.m.).
Oneika McAnnuff clocked 54.13s to win her heat of the Women's 400m, but her teammate Annalee Robinson missed the semi-final with a time of 56.56s, which placed her sixth.
Tahj Hamm and and Jeremy Bembridge both missed the Men's 400m semi-finals. Hamm placed seventh in his heat in 47.73s, and Bembridge did not finish his.