Jaidi James leaped to the silver medal in the men’s high jump final at the Commonwealth Youth Games, yesterday, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, Port-of-Spain.
Double World Indoor champion Jereem Richards and Commonwealth Games women’s 200 metres champion Michelle-Lee Ahye will resume the quest for podium spots when the second rounds in the Men’s 400 metres final take place and the semi-final and final of the Women’s 100 metres sprint takes place on the third day of World Athletics Championships at the National Athletic Centre in Budapest, Hungary on Monday.
Sanaa Frederick, Trevaughn Stewart, Sol Frederick and Jamario Russell, running in that order, earned T&T’s lone medal on the final day of athletics in the Trinbago Commonwealth Youth Games, a bronze in the mixed 4×100 metres relay final.
Two-time Olympic medallist Keshorn Walcott, double World Indoor champion Jereem Richards and Commonwealth Games women’s 200 metres champion Michelle-Lee Ahye will lead the T&T team at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from August 19-27.
National Champion Michelle-Lee Ahye celebrates after winning the NGC NAAATT National Open Championships Women 100m dash at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo last month.
T&T’s Michelle-Lee Ahye was a fifth-place finisher in semifinal heat one in the women’s 100m dash and did not advance to the final on Monday at the World Athletics Championship in Hungary.
