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Ramone ‘Batman’ McKenzie targets 400m switch
Posted by admin on Sep 10th, 2009 and filed under Featured
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By Ricardo Chambers, TrackAlerts.com
KINGSTON – Jamaican athlete, Ramone McKenzie, the 2007 World Youth 200 meters champion, has hinted that he may pursue the 400 metres for the 2010 athletics season.
The 18-year-old who represented Jamaica in the 200 metres at the recently held IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany believes he could make a greater impact over the quatermile distance.
“Next season I would like to step up to the 400 meters, because I see the runners for Jamaica and it’s kind of weak plus I think I have the talent to produce some good times.”
Ramone McKenzie wins his heat of the men's Under-20 200m at the Carifta Games in St. Lucia in April
Jamaica’s male quatermilers have failed to spark in recent years and despite their outstanding overall showing in Berlin only one athlete was entered for the men’s 400 meters add to that their failure to make the mile relay final.
Moving up to the 400 is not the only switch the 18-year-old is contemplating. The Calabar high school student is seriously considering moving up to the professional ranks joining the likes of Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and World Junior champion Dexter Lee as Jamaicans who have made the ‘big move’ right out of high school.
McKenzie, who currently holds the under-19 200m and 400m titles at Jamaica’s prestigious Boys’ and Girls’ Championships does not believe there is much more for him to accomplish at the event.
“I would say I have done it all so I think right now going pro would be the best thing for me but I have to look where I go to school whether it is here or abroad.”
Batman as he is often referred to did not wear his customary mask as he failed to advance from the first round in Berlin, clocking 20.97 well below his best of 20.56 seconds.
He says despite that he is confident the experience will propel him to greater heights.
“I have to just go back and do better because I now see what I have to do to get to the next round and the final so I have to just go back to the drawing board.”
The drawing board has obviously led the 46.62 400 metres man to believe that is the way to go. “I can run 19.7 (referring to 200 metres) and be just a somebody but I can run 44.5 and be the national record holder.” (Referring to the Jamaican record of 44.49)
Ramone ‘Batman’ McKenzie targets 400m switch
Posted by admin on Sep 10th, 2009 and filed under Featured
255 views Print This Post Email This Post
By Ricardo Chambers, TrackAlerts.com
KINGSTON – Jamaican athlete, Ramone McKenzie, the 2007 World Youth 200 meters champion, has hinted that he may pursue the 400 metres for the 2010 athletics season.
The 18-year-old who represented Jamaica in the 200 metres at the recently held IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany believes he could make a greater impact over the quatermile distance.
“Next season I would like to step up to the 400 meters, because I see the runners for Jamaica and it’s kind of weak plus I think I have the talent to produce some good times.”
Ramone McKenzie wins his heat of the men's Under-20 200m at the Carifta Games in St. Lucia in April
Jamaica’s male quatermilers have failed to spark in recent years and despite their outstanding overall showing in Berlin only one athlete was entered for the men’s 400 meters add to that their failure to make the mile relay final.
Moving up to the 400 is not the only switch the 18-year-old is contemplating. The Calabar high school student is seriously considering moving up to the professional ranks joining the likes of Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and World Junior champion Dexter Lee as Jamaicans who have made the ‘big move’ right out of high school.
McKenzie, who currently holds the under-19 200m and 400m titles at Jamaica’s prestigious Boys’ and Girls’ Championships does not believe there is much more for him to accomplish at the event.
“I would say I have done it all so I think right now going pro would be the best thing for me but I have to look where I go to school whether it is here or abroad.”
Batman as he is often referred to did not wear his customary mask as he failed to advance from the first round in Berlin, clocking 20.97 well below his best of 20.56 seconds.
He says despite that he is confident the experience will propel him to greater heights.
“I have to just go back and do better because I now see what I have to do to get to the next round and the final so I have to just go back to the drawing board.”
The drawing board has obviously led the 46.62 400 metres man to believe that is the way to go. “I can run 19.7 (referring to 200 metres) and be just a somebody but I can run 44.5 and be the national record holder.” (Referring to the Jamaican record of 44.49)
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