Mixed results in Bellinzona for Jamaican athletes

There were mixed results for Jamaicans in the Gala dei Castelli meet in Bellinzona, Switzerland yesterday.

World Championships finalist Natoya Goule was the sole Jamaican winner at the event, a World Athletics Continental Tour silver level meeting.

Goule stopped the clock at one minute 59.05 seconds to finish ahead of Anita Horvat of Slovenia and Anna Wielgosz of Poland who posted times of 2:00.76 and 2:01.24 respectively.

Damion Thomas clocked 13.38 to take second in the men’s 110 metres hurdles behind American Jamal Britt who clocked 13.18. Third place was taken by Rafael Pereira of Brazil in 13.41.

Andrennette Knight was third in the women's with a time of 52.23 seconds. The event was won by Lada Vondrova of the Czech Republic in 51.60, with second place going to Laviai Nielsen of Great Britain in 51.72.

Ackeem Blake was out-dipped in the men’s 100m and had to settle for fourth after clocking 10.09 seconds. Brandon Carnes of the United States won in 10.04, Ferdinand Omanyala of Kenya was second in 10.05 while American Kendal Williams was third with the same time.

World Championships 200m gold medallist Shericka Jackson's 11.19 seconds was only good enough for fifth in the women’s 100m. Marie-Josée Ta Lou of Cote d'Ivoire took the event in 10.86. The top three was rounded out by Daryll Neita of Great Britain with 11.00 and Bassant Hemida of Egypt with 11.07.