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Juniors advance - Goule, Lee make progress at WJC
Goule, Lee make progress at WJC
FROM PAUL REID at the 2010 IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS in Moncton, Canada
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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MONCTON, Canada — Jamaica's hunt for medals at the 13th International Association of Athletic Federation's (IAAF) World Junior Championships will start today as the meet enters its third day at the University du Moncton.
After overnight rain, conditions were almost perfect in the morning session yesterday but got cloudy, windy and cool in the afternoon session.
MONCTON, Canada — Defending 100-metre champion Dexter Lee (2nd right) cruises in his heat at the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships yesterday. (Photo: Paul Reid)
MONCTON, Canada — Jamaican quartermilers Jody-Ann Muir (left) wins her heat on the second day of action at the IAAF World Junior Championships yesterday. (Photo: Paul Reid)
female quarter-miler Janieve Russell
Kamal Fuller, had a personal best 7.73m in the long jump
Natoya Goule finished second in 2:08.11 to ensure safe passage to today's semi-finals.
Danielle Williams, was second in her heat of the 100m hurdles in 13.78 seconds
MONCTON, Canada — Defending 100-metre champion Dexter Lee (2nd right) cruises in his heat at the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships yesterday. (Photo: Paul Reid)
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Ten of the 14 athletes who took part yesterday advanced to either the second round or the finals, led by defending 100m champion Dexter Lee, who started his quest to be the first man to repeat in the short sprint.
Bernardo Brady, the Central American and Caribbean Junior Under-20 champion who replaced Kemar Bailey Cole ran a personal best 10.52 seconds to join Lee in today's semi-finals set for 5:00 pm Jamaican time, with the final an hour and 45 minutes later.
Meanwhile, female quarter-milers Jody-Ann Muir and Janieve Russell, Demar Murray in the men's 400m, both female 100m runners Deandra Whitehorne and Seidatha Palmer and Kamal Fuller, who had a personal best 7.73m in the long jump, all made progress on a good day for Jamaica.
However, middle-distance runner Kemoy Campbell, quarter-miler Jermaine Gayle, sprint hurdler Tonique Sobah and discus thrower Candicea Bernard all failed to move forward.
Lee, who has attracted a lot of attention from the international press, looked relaxed and hardly broke a sweat in winning his heat in 10.38 seconds (+1.3m/s), the fastest time of the first round, telling reporters afterwards he did what he came there to do.
"I am satisfied with my race today," he said. "I just came here to qualify for the semi-finals and wanted to take the lead from about 40 metres."
Brady, who was third in his heat, made it through as one of the eight fastest losers, despite a poor start. He told reporters he will have to work on his start and says he is confident he can lower his personal best once more.
France's Jimmy Vicaut, who is expected to challenge Lee after having the joint fastest time of 10.16 seconds, had a horrible start to his heat, but recovered to win in 10.53 seconds.
Belgium's Julien Watrin leads the qualifying with 10.31 seconds, followed by American Charles Silmon,10.33.
Muir was an easy winner of her heat in 53.83 seconds, but was disappointed in her time, saying she plans to take it out harder in today's semi-finals.
Russell, who ran in the first heat, placed third in 54.65 seconds and was 18th overall.
Murray was fifth in the first heat of the 400m and advanced as one of the fastest losers, while Jermaine Gayle, who was sixth in 48.10 in his heat, dropped out.
Natoya Goule was first on the track for the Jamaicans, running in the first heat in the first round of the 800m and after setting a cracking pace for the first lap, was caught with about 250m to go but finished second in 2:08.11 to ensure safe passage to today's semi-finals.
Minutes after the race, Goule told reporters she went out too hard and will change her race strategy today to make certain she is in the final set for tomorrow afternoon.
"Yes I went out too hard, but it did not feel that fast," the former Manchester High star who was also clocked at 28.30 seconds after the first 200m said.
In the semi-finals she said she hopes to make the necessary adjustments in the first half of the race so as not to get left behind.
Despite what she described as disappointing, Williams, the younger sister to National Junior record-holder Shermaine Williams, was second in her heat of the 100m hurdles in 13.78 seconds, while Sobah, who hit several hurdles after a bad start, ran 13.96.
Whitehorne was third in her heat in a season best 11.82 seconds, while Palmer, the winners at Trials and CAC Juniors, ran 11.87 to sneak into the semi-finals.
Fuller was in a confident mood when he spoke to the media after his big 7.73m leap, improving his personal best by 10 centimetres after coming into the meet with a personal best 7.63m.
Fuller, who is headed to the University of Alabama, had just fouled his first jump which was also over the 7.70m qualifying mark.
Campbell ran a disappointing 3:47.47, finishing 10th in his heat of the boys 1500m after a good start. He said the energy wasted after being pushed around in the first few laps left him tired and unable to chase the leaders towards the end.
He was in second place after the first 700m and was in fifth place with a lap to go.
Campbell, who was losing for the first time this season, was failing at this level for the second time after being knocked out in the first round two years ago in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
The Bellefield High student who has a season best 3:45.54 and a personal best 3:42.57 coming into the meet, was obviously bitterly disappointed, but promised this is not the last we would see of him.
"I hope this is not the last Jamaica will see of me," he told reporters after the race, saying his goal was to run at the Olympic Games in two years' time.
Juniors advance - Goule, Lee make progress at WJC
Goule, Lee make progress at WJC
FROM PAUL REID at the 2010 IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS in Moncton, Canada
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
var addthis_pub="jamaicaobserver";
MONCTON, Canada — Jamaica's hunt for medals at the 13th International Association of Athletic Federation's (IAAF) World Junior Championships will start today as the meet enters its third day at the University du Moncton.
After overnight rain, conditions were almost perfect in the morning session yesterday but got cloudy, windy and cool in the afternoon session.
MONCTON, Canada — Defending 100-metre champion Dexter Lee (2nd right) cruises in his heat at the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships yesterday. (Photo: Paul Reid)
MONCTON, Canada — Jamaican quartermilers Jody-Ann Muir (left) wins her heat on the second day of action at the IAAF World Junior Championships yesterday. (Photo: Paul Reid)
female quarter-miler Janieve Russell
Kamal Fuller, had a personal best 7.73m in the long jump
Natoya Goule finished second in 2:08.11 to ensure safe passage to today's semi-finals.
Danielle Williams, was second in her heat of the 100m hurdles in 13.78 seconds
MONCTON, Canada — Defending 100-metre champion Dexter Lee (2nd right) cruises in his heat at the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships yesterday. (Photo: Paul Reid) 1/6 Ten of the 14 athletes who took part yesterday advanced to either the second round or the finals, led by defending 100m champion Dexter Lee, who started his quest to be the first man to repeat in the short sprint.
Bernardo Brady, the Central American and Caribbean Junior Under-20 champion who replaced Kemar Bailey Cole ran a personal best 10.52 seconds to join Lee in today's semi-finals set for 5:00 pm Jamaican time, with the final an hour and 45 minutes later.
Meanwhile, female quarter-milers Jody-Ann Muir and Janieve Russell, Demar Murray in the men's 400m, both female 100m runners Deandra Whitehorne and Seidatha Palmer and Kamal Fuller, who had a personal best 7.73m in the long jump, all made progress on a good day for Jamaica.
However, middle-distance runner Kemoy Campbell, quarter-miler Jermaine Gayle, sprint hurdler Tonique Sobah and discus thrower Candicea Bernard all failed to move forward.
Lee, who has attracted a lot of attention from the international press, looked relaxed and hardly broke a sweat in winning his heat in 10.38 seconds (+1.3m/s), the fastest time of the first round, telling reporters afterwards he did what he came there to do.
"I am satisfied with my race today," he said. "I just came here to qualify for the semi-finals and wanted to take the lead from about 40 metres."
Brady, who was third in his heat, made it through as one of the eight fastest losers, despite a poor start. He told reporters he will have to work on his start and says he is confident he can lower his personal best once more.
France's Jimmy Vicaut, who is expected to challenge Lee after having the joint fastest time of 10.16 seconds, had a horrible start to his heat, but recovered to win in 10.53 seconds.
Belgium's Julien Watrin leads the qualifying with 10.31 seconds, followed by American Charles Silmon,10.33.
Muir was an easy winner of her heat in 53.83 seconds, but was disappointed in her time, saying she plans to take it out harder in today's semi-finals.
Russell, who ran in the first heat, placed third in 54.65 seconds and was 18th overall.
Murray was fifth in the first heat of the 400m and advanced as one of the fastest losers, while Jermaine Gayle, who was sixth in 48.10 in his heat, dropped out.
Natoya Goule was first on the track for the Jamaicans, running in the first heat in the first round of the 800m and after setting a cracking pace for the first lap, was caught with about 250m to go but finished second in 2:08.11 to ensure safe passage to today's semi-finals.
Minutes after the race, Goule told reporters she went out too hard and will change her race strategy today to make certain she is in the final set for tomorrow afternoon.
"Yes I went out too hard, but it did not feel that fast," the former Manchester High star who was also clocked at 28.30 seconds after the first 200m said.
In the semi-finals she said she hopes to make the necessary adjustments in the first half of the race so as not to get left behind.
Despite what she described as disappointing, Williams, the younger sister to National Junior record-holder Shermaine Williams, was second in her heat of the 100m hurdles in 13.78 seconds, while Sobah, who hit several hurdles after a bad start, ran 13.96.
Whitehorne was third in her heat in a season best 11.82 seconds, while Palmer, the winners at Trials and CAC Juniors, ran 11.87 to sneak into the semi-finals.
Fuller was in a confident mood when he spoke to the media after his big 7.73m leap, improving his personal best by 10 centimetres after coming into the meet with a personal best 7.63m.
Fuller, who is headed to the University of Alabama, had just fouled his first jump which was also over the 7.70m qualifying mark.
Campbell ran a disappointing 3:47.47, finishing 10th in his heat of the boys 1500m after a good start. He said the energy wasted after being pushed around in the first few laps left him tired and unable to chase the leaders towards the end.
He was in second place after the first 700m and was in fifth place with a lap to go.
Campbell, who was losing for the first time this season, was failing at this level for the second time after being knocked out in the first round two years ago in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
The Bellefield High student who has a season best 3:45.54 and a personal best 3:42.57 coming into the meet, was obviously bitterly disappointed, but promised this is not the last we would see of him.
"I hope this is not the last Jamaica will see of me," he told reporters after the race, saying his goal was to run at the Olympic Games in two years' time.
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