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DOUBLE GOLD: Gianna Paul clears a barrier en route to gold in the girls’ under-17 100 metres hurdles at the National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAATT) 2021 Track and Field Series #3 meet, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, on Sunday. The Concorde athlete clocked a wind-assisted 15.24 seconds. Paul also won the high jump, clearing the bar at 1.60 metres. – Photo: DENNIS ALLEN forÊ@TTGameplan

Paul wins twice at NAAA meet

04/03/2021

Gianna Paul and Kimani Kent were both in winners’ row twice at the National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAATT) 2021 Track and Field Series #3 meet, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, on Sunday.

Paul dominated the Girls Under-17 100 metres hurdles field clocking a wind-assisted 15.24 seconds. The Concorde athlete also won the high jump, clearing the bar at 1.60 metres.

There was a similar double for Kent. The Tobago Falcons athlete triumphed in the boys’ under-17 110m hurdles in a windy 15.91 seconds. And in the high jump, he emerged victorious with a 1.65m clearance.

The men’s 800m title went to Genesis Joseph, the Health Olympians runner completing his two laps of the track in one minute, 56.27 seconds. Cougars half-miler Kayleigh Forde returned a time of 2:28.22 for a runaway victory in the girls’ under-17 800.

Cyril Sumner clocked 1:58.90 for gold in the boys’ under-20 800m. His Memphis Pioneers teammate, Jahfa Woodley got home first in the boys’ under-17 800 in 2:04.66.

Road Runners Club athlete Nicholas Romany was first in the men’s 3,000m in 9:16.79. Tafari Waldron of Cougars clocked 9:32.26 to secure top spot in the boys’ under-17 3,000.

One-A-Week’s Khadeem John claimed the boys’ under-20 3,000m title in 9:57.08. Among the girls, under-20 Fire Fitness athlete Zahra Gaskin clocked 12:38.43, while under-17 Richard Jones Racing runner Melania Nanton got home in 12:56.94.

Dorian Charles of Point Fortin New Jets won the boys’ under-17 400m hurdles in 57.61 seconds, while Brian Morris of Cougars did the same in the boys’ under-20 category in 59.95. Tobago Select’s Shanika Belfon clocked 1:08.75 for the girls’ under-20 400m hurdles title. And IG Fastlane’s Jenna Marie Thomas won the girls’ under-17 race in 1:13.56.

Falcons field athlete Christopher Crawford threw 49.71m for gold in the men’s discus. Fatima College’s Jaden James produced a 45.62m effort for top spot in the boys’ under-20 discus. Toco TAFAC’s Umar Sandy was second with a 43.35m throw.

D’Abadie’s Adriana Quamina threw 31.45m to win the girls’ under-17 discus. In the girls’ under-20 discus, Allesha Lindsay produced a 34.30m effort to edge her Falcons teammate Esther Irvine (34.25m) into second spot.

Aaron Antoine of Neon Wolves went over the bar at 1.95m for top spot in the boys’ under-20 high jump. Toco TAFAC’s Lorenzo Lucas won the boys’ under-20 triple jump with a wind-aided 14.74m effort. His best legal effort on the day was 14.57. Jean-Jon Matthews of Health Olympians was second at 13.30.

OTHER WINNERS

Girls’ under-20 800mÑArlette Ollivierre (Tobago Select) 2:36.73

Women’s 3,000mÑJosanne Antoine (Toco TAFAC) 20:43.87

Girls’ under-20 100m hurdlesÑKayla Caesar (One-A-Week) 17.96 seconds (wind: +4.1 metres per second)

Men’s 110m hurdlesÑAnson Moses (Tobago Falcons) 15.68 (wind: +4.2)

Boys’ under-20 110m hurdlesÑObi Edwards (FAS) 15.81 (wind: +4.2)

Men’s high jumpÑKristian La Touche (Memphis) 1.85m

Men’s triple jumpÑKristopher La Touche (Memphis) 14.21m (wind: +2.2)

Girls’ under-20 triple jumpÑShade Guy (Toco TAFAC) 8.55m (wind: +1.8)

Boys’ under-17 discus–Isaiah Malchan (Toco TAFAC) 30.05m

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