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Bolt anchors Racers to world-leading time
BY KAYON RAYNOR Senior Observer staff reporter raynork@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, March 01, 2009
SEVEN records, five on the track and two in the field, were shattered up to press time at yesterday's 33rd staging of the Gibson Relays at the National Stadium in Kingston.
The records to fall on the track were the Boys 4x100 Classes One and Two, Girls 4x100 Class Four, the Institutions Men 4x100, as well as the Boys Prep Under-10 4x60. The new marks established in the field were the Men's Open pole vault and long jump events.
Olympic superstar Usain Bolt (centre) collects the baton from Racers teammate Xavier Brown to anchor his team to a record-breaking 38.10sec-win in the Clubs and Institutions 4x100m event at the 33rd Gibson Relays at the National Stadium yesterday. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
Running in lane three in front of an estimated 20,000 spectators, world 100 and 200 metres record holder Usain Bolt ran an effortless anchor leg to bring Racers Lions Track Club to victory in a world-leading 38.10 seconds.
After Kenroy Anderson, Yohan Blake and Xavier Brown gave him a five-metre lead, the triple Olympic gold medallist extended the lead to about 10 metres and even had time to pose for the cameras. The formidable team chopped 0.60secs off the 2007 record of 38.70secs set by High Performance Training Centre.
"I'm feeling pretty good. it's my first really sprint race of the season, so I'm feeling pretty good," Bolt told reporters, indicating that he's getting better each week in training.
The other Racers' team finished second in 38.48 seconds ahead of GC Foster College, 40.40secs.
Incidentally, the MVP team of Andrew Hinds, Ainsley Waugh, Nesta Carter and Asafa Powell posted 38.62secs to win the 4x100m at the Sydney Classic in Australia earlier yesterday.
Back home, the quartet of Oshane Bailey, Ramone McKenzie, Warren Wier and Ricardo Powell blazed 39.95 seconds to shave 0.12 seconds off St Jago's 2007 mark of 40.07secs in the Class One Boys 4x100m.
The green and black-clad boys from Red Hills Road also captured the Class Three equivalent in 43.92secs, while St Jago captured the Class Two equivalent in 42.03secs. In Class Four, Kingston College posted 45.88secs to erase their 2007 record of 46.03.
In the Girls Class Four Holmwood Technical produced 47.49secs to erase Manchester High's record of 48.10secs. The Maurice Wilson-coached Holmwood girls also won the 4x100 Classes Two and Three events in 45.60 and 46.24secs, respectively.
Records:
Jermaine Jackson of MVP 7.72 metres - (Old record 7.70m in 2007 by Herbert McGregor)
K'Don Samuels of JC 4.40 metres - (Old record 4.27m in 1990 by Mark Godfrey)
Boys 4x100 Class Four by Kingston College 45.88 - (Old record 46.03 in 2007 by KC)
Boys 4x100 Class One by Calabar 39.95 - (Old record 40.07 in 2007 by St Jago)
Institutions 4x100 by Racers Lions 38.10 - (Old record 38.70 in 2007 by HPTC)
Girls 4x100 Class Four by Holmwood 47.49 - (Old record Manchester 48.10 in 2004)
Boys Prep Under-10 4x60 by Lannamans Prep 31.88 - (Old record 32.10 in 2007 by Vaz Prep)
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BY KAYON RAYNOR Senior Observer staff reporter raynork@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, March 01, 2009
SEVEN records, five on the track and two in the field, were shattered up to press time at yesterday's 33rd staging of the Gibson Relays at the National Stadium in Kingston.
The records to fall on the track were the Boys 4x100 Classes One and Two, Girls 4x100 Class Four, the Institutions Men 4x100, as well as the Boys Prep Under-10 4x60. The new marks established in the field were the Men's Open pole vault and long jump events.
Olympic superstar Usain Bolt (centre) collects the baton from Racers teammate Xavier Brown to anchor his team to a record-breaking 38.10sec-win in the Clubs and Institutions 4x100m event at the 33rd Gibson Relays at the National Stadium yesterday. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
Running in lane three in front of an estimated 20,000 spectators, world 100 and 200 metres record holder Usain Bolt ran an effortless anchor leg to bring Racers Lions Track Club to victory in a world-leading 38.10 seconds.
After Kenroy Anderson, Yohan Blake and Xavier Brown gave him a five-metre lead, the triple Olympic gold medallist extended the lead to about 10 metres and even had time to pose for the cameras. The formidable team chopped 0.60secs off the 2007 record of 38.70secs set by High Performance Training Centre.
"I'm feeling pretty good. it's my first really sprint race of the season, so I'm feeling pretty good," Bolt told reporters, indicating that he's getting better each week in training.
The other Racers' team finished second in 38.48 seconds ahead of GC Foster College, 40.40secs.
Incidentally, the MVP team of Andrew Hinds, Ainsley Waugh, Nesta Carter and Asafa Powell posted 38.62secs to win the 4x100m at the Sydney Classic in Australia earlier yesterday.
Back home, the quartet of Oshane Bailey, Ramone McKenzie, Warren Wier and Ricardo Powell blazed 39.95 seconds to shave 0.12 seconds off St Jago's 2007 mark of 40.07secs in the Class One Boys 4x100m.
The green and black-clad boys from Red Hills Road also captured the Class Three equivalent in 43.92secs, while St Jago captured the Class Two equivalent in 42.03secs. In Class Four, Kingston College posted 45.88secs to erase their 2007 record of 46.03.
In the Girls Class Four Holmwood Technical produced 47.49secs to erase Manchester High's record of 48.10secs. The Maurice Wilson-coached Holmwood girls also won the 4x100 Classes Two and Three events in 45.60 and 46.24secs, respectively.
Records:
Jermaine Jackson of MVP 7.72 metres - (Old record 7.70m in 2007 by Herbert McGregor)
K'Don Samuels of JC 4.40 metres - (Old record 4.27m in 1990 by Mark Godfrey)
Boys 4x100 Class Four by Kingston College 45.88 - (Old record 46.03 in 2007 by KC)
Boys 4x100 Class One by Calabar 39.95 - (Old record 40.07 in 2007 by St Jago)
Institutions 4x100 by Racers Lions 38.10 - (Old record 38.70 in 2007 by HPTC)
Girls 4x100 Class Four by Holmwood 47.49 - (Old record Manchester 48.10 in 2004)
Boys Prep Under-10 4x60 by Lannamans Prep 31.88 - (Old record 32.10 in 2007 by Vaz Prep)
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