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The quest begins! 14 Jamaicans bow into action today
FROM PAUL REID at the 2010 IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS in Moncton, Canada
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
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MONCTON, Canada — Fourteen athletes will be in action today as Jamaica start its quest for medals and honours at the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships at the University du Moncton on the Atlantic coast of Canada.
The Jamaicans will be seeking to surpass the six medals they won at the most recent staging, two years ago in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and will be led once again by sprinter Dexter Lee, who won the island's only gold then.
Jamaica’s men’s captain Dwayne Extol (right) leads the Jamaican team during the parade of teams at the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships at the University du Moncton on the Atlantic coast of Canada yesterday. (Photo: Paul Reid)
Members of Jamaica’s track and field team to the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships at the University du Moncton, Canada display the ‘To the Wirl’ pose made famous by their compatriot and the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt during the parade of teams at the opening ceremony yesterday. (Photo: Paul Reid)
Jamaica’s men’s captain Dwayne Extol
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Jamaica’s men’s captain Dwayne Extol (right) leads the Jamaican team during the parade of teams at the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships at the University du Moncton on the Atlantic coast of Canada yesterday. (Photo: Paul Reid)
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The meet, which has attracted over 170 countries and over 1,400 athletes, is the largest sporting event ever to be held in the city of Moncton and the province of New Brunswick, and will have more participants than the Winter Olympics staged by Vancouver, British Columbia, earlier in the year.
The meet got underway yesterday with the women's 3,000m and a spectacular opening ceremony in front of a sold out stadium, a situation the organisers hope will replicate itself for the remainder of the week.
Despite overcast and cool conditions yesterday, a change of weather is also being welcomed by the locals, as after a forecast for rains all week, the forecasters are now predicting sunshine and even warm conditions.
Today, Jamaicans will line up in nine events, seven on the track and two in the field, but there will be no possibility of medals as there are only two finals scheduled, the women's shot put and men's 10,000m, none of which will involve Jamaicans.
Technical leader of the Jamaican team Raymond 'KC' Graham reported that despite the relative youth of the team, the athletes were in good spirits and this he said could only bode well for their performance.
"This is a really young team and except Dexter Lee, Natoya Goule and Kemoy Campbell, this is the first meet of this level for the rest, but they have shown so far they are ready for the work and their attitude is great."
The first rounds of the 100m for men and women, both 400m events, the women's 800m and men's 1,500m, the women's 100m hurdles, along with the women's discus throw and men's long jump will see Jamaicans taking part.
If defending champion for the men's 100m event, Lee, was feeling any pressure, he was not showing it as he appeared relaxed at a press conference held yesterday, telling members of the international media he was ready to create history.
Lee is seeking to become the first man to retain the 100m title and is the co-leader in the world junior rankings with France's Jimmy Vicaut and said yesterday he is not expecting to win easily. "This will not be easy. I looked at the start list and see other people running close times to me, but I am here to do my best and take back the gold medal (to Jamaica)."
The coaching staff yesterday confirmed that Central American and Caribbean junior Under-20 100m champion Bernardo Brady will contest the event along with Lee, replacing Kemar Bailey-Cole.
Graham told Jamaican reporters yesterday that Bailey-Cole, who was under the weather with flu like symptoms, will be ready for the 4x100m later in the week.
CAC juniors Under-20 100m gold medallist Seidatha Palmer and Deandra Whithorne, both semi-finalists at last year's World Youth Championships, will run the women's 100m, which will start at 6:20 pm Jamaican time.
Natoya Goule, who is ranked sixth in the world, will be the first Jamaican on the track today when she competes in the first round of the 800m at 8:05 am (Jamaican time) and is expected to advance to the semi-finals on Wednesday.
Double national junior record holder Kemoy Campbell could find the pace too much when he runs in the first round of the 1,500m, but the Bellefield High student had said earlier that he hopes to end his junior career on a high by making it to the final of a global event.
US-based Jody-Ann Muir will lead the charge in the quarter-mile as Janieve Russell will join her in the women's race, while the Vere Technical duo of Demar Murray and Jermaine Gayle will contest the men's event.
Murray will replace the out-of-form Javier Bell.
World Youth Championships finalist Samantha Elliot has been left out of the women's 100m hurdles, as the coaching staff decided to go with the first two from Trials, CAC Under-20 champion Danielle Williams and Tonique Sobah, who had false-started in the Dominican Republic.
Graham said the omission of Elliot was "not a big deal" as both Williams and Sobah had earned their places on the team, adding: "Elliot had not done enough to be selected ahead of any of these two."
Kamal Fuller, the CAC Under-20 champion, will line up in the long jump, while national junior record holder Candicea Bernard will take her place in the women's discus line up.
The quest begins! 14 Jamaicans bow into action today
FROM PAUL REID at the 2010 IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS in Moncton, Canada
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
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MONCTON, Canada — Fourteen athletes will be in action today as Jamaica start its quest for medals and honours at the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships at the University du Moncton on the Atlantic coast of Canada.
The Jamaicans will be seeking to surpass the six medals they won at the most recent staging, two years ago in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and will be led once again by sprinter Dexter Lee, who won the island's only gold then.
Jamaica’s men’s captain Dwayne Extol (right) leads the Jamaican team during the parade of teams at the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships at the University du Moncton on the Atlantic coast of Canada yesterday. (Photo: Paul Reid)
Members of Jamaica’s track and field team to the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships at the University du Moncton, Canada display the ‘To the Wirl’ pose made famous by their compatriot and the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt during the parade of teams at the opening ceremony yesterday. (Photo: Paul Reid)
Jamaica’s men’s captain Dwayne Extol
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Jamaica’s men’s captain Dwayne Extol (right) leads the Jamaican team during the parade of teams at the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships at the University du Moncton on the Atlantic coast of Canada yesterday. (Photo: Paul Reid) 1/3 The meet, which has attracted over 170 countries and over 1,400 athletes, is the largest sporting event ever to be held in the city of Moncton and the province of New Brunswick, and will have more participants than the Winter Olympics staged by Vancouver, British Columbia, earlier in the year.
The meet got underway yesterday with the women's 3,000m and a spectacular opening ceremony in front of a sold out stadium, a situation the organisers hope will replicate itself for the remainder of the week.
Despite overcast and cool conditions yesterday, a change of weather is also being welcomed by the locals, as after a forecast for rains all week, the forecasters are now predicting sunshine and even warm conditions.
Today, Jamaicans will line up in nine events, seven on the track and two in the field, but there will be no possibility of medals as there are only two finals scheduled, the women's shot put and men's 10,000m, none of which will involve Jamaicans.
Technical leader of the Jamaican team Raymond 'KC' Graham reported that despite the relative youth of the team, the athletes were in good spirits and this he said could only bode well for their performance.
"This is a really young team and except Dexter Lee, Natoya Goule and Kemoy Campbell, this is the first meet of this level for the rest, but they have shown so far they are ready for the work and their attitude is great."
The first rounds of the 100m for men and women, both 400m events, the women's 800m and men's 1,500m, the women's 100m hurdles, along with the women's discus throw and men's long jump will see Jamaicans taking part.
If defending champion for the men's 100m event, Lee, was feeling any pressure, he was not showing it as he appeared relaxed at a press conference held yesterday, telling members of the international media he was ready to create history.
Lee is seeking to become the first man to retain the 100m title and is the co-leader in the world junior rankings with France's Jimmy Vicaut and said yesterday he is not expecting to win easily. "This will not be easy. I looked at the start list and see other people running close times to me, but I am here to do my best and take back the gold medal (to Jamaica)."
The coaching staff yesterday confirmed that Central American and Caribbean junior Under-20 100m champion Bernardo Brady will contest the event along with Lee, replacing Kemar Bailey-Cole.
Graham told Jamaican reporters yesterday that Bailey-Cole, who was under the weather with flu like symptoms, will be ready for the 4x100m later in the week.
CAC juniors Under-20 100m gold medallist Seidatha Palmer and Deandra Whithorne, both semi-finalists at last year's World Youth Championships, will run the women's 100m, which will start at 6:20 pm Jamaican time.
Natoya Goule, who is ranked sixth in the world, will be the first Jamaican on the track today when she competes in the first round of the 800m at 8:05 am (Jamaican time) and is expected to advance to the semi-finals on Wednesday.
Double national junior record holder Kemoy Campbell could find the pace too much when he runs in the first round of the 1,500m, but the Bellefield High student had said earlier that he hopes to end his junior career on a high by making it to the final of a global event.
US-based Jody-Ann Muir will lead the charge in the quarter-mile as Janieve Russell will join her in the women's race, while the Vere Technical duo of Demar Murray and Jermaine Gayle will contest the men's event.
Murray will replace the out-of-form Javier Bell.
World Youth Championships finalist Samantha Elliot has been left out of the women's 100m hurdles, as the coaching staff decided to go with the first two from Trials, CAC Under-20 champion Danielle Williams and Tonique Sobah, who had false-started in the Dominican Republic.
Graham said the omission of Elliot was "not a big deal" as both Williams and Sobah had earned their places on the team, adding: "Elliot had not done enough to be selected ahead of any of these two."
Kamal Fuller, the CAC Under-20 champion, will line up in the long jump, while national junior record holder Candicea Bernard will take her place in the women's discus line up.
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