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Jamaica's boys logged a superb world-leading win in the 4x100-metre relay as the 11th IAAF World Junior track and field championship closed at the Chaoyang Sport Centre yesterday.
The team of Winston Barnes, Remaldo Rose, Cawayne Jervis, and 100-metre bronze medallist Yohan Blake ran a 2006 World Junior best 39.05 seconds to capture the event, ahead of the USA and Great Britain.
Jamaica also won bronze medals in the women's 4x100 and 4x400-metre relays on the last day of competition at the six-day meet.
Sunday's three-medal haul guaranteed the Jamaicans a lofty sixth-place finish in the final standings with eight medals  two gold, one silver and five bronze medals.
Kenya led the meet with six gold, six silver, and three bronze, followed by hosts China, with five gold, five silver and seven bronze, the USA (4-5-2), and Russia (4-3-3), with Estonia (4-0-0) filled the other places ahead of Jamaica.
Stout performance
Trinidad and Tobago claimed ninth position with their two gold medals.
In a stout performance in the men's sprint relay, Blake fought off American Brandon Myers and Britain's sprint-double-champion Harry Aikines-Aryeetey for Jamaica's second victory in the event. They were also sprint gold medallists in 1998.
Brandon took the U.S.A to the silver in 39.21 and Britain got third in 39.24.
Dominant USA
The U.S.A were otherwise dominant in the relays, capturing all three other gold medals on offer.
They won the women's 4X100-metre relay in 43.49 seconds, defeating France (44.20) with Jamaica securing bronze through Naffene Briscoe, Anasthasia Leroy, Carrie Russell, and Schillonie Calvert in 44.22.
The Americans exhibited a splendid 2006 world junior best three minutes 29.01 seconds to win the women's 1600-metre relay ahead of Nigeria (3:30.84) and Jamaica (3:31.62).
An injured Latoya McDermott, Sherene Pinnock, Sonita Sutherland, and Kaliese Spencer ran Jamaica into the bronze medal position.
The Americans also ended the men's 4X400-metre relay as world junior leaders, clocking 3:03.76 to beat Russia (3:05.13) and Great Britain (3:05.54).
Jamaica placed sixth in 3:08.28.
Jamaica's boys logged a superb world-leading win in the 4x100-metre relay as the 11th IAAF World Junior track and field championship closed at the Chaoyang Sport Centre yesterday.
The team of Winston Barnes, Remaldo Rose, Cawayne Jervis, and 100-metre bronze medallist Yohan Blake ran a 2006 World Junior best 39.05 seconds to capture the event, ahead of the USA and Great Britain.
Jamaica also won bronze medals in the women's 4x100 and 4x400-metre relays on the last day of competition at the six-day meet.
Sunday's three-medal haul guaranteed the Jamaicans a lofty sixth-place finish in the final standings with eight medals  two gold, one silver and five bronze medals.
Kenya led the meet with six gold, six silver, and three bronze, followed by hosts China, with five gold, five silver and seven bronze, the USA (4-5-2), and Russia (4-3-3), with Estonia (4-0-0) filled the other places ahead of Jamaica.
Stout performance
Trinidad and Tobago claimed ninth position with their two gold medals.
In a stout performance in the men's sprint relay, Blake fought off American Brandon Myers and Britain's sprint-double-champion Harry Aikines-Aryeetey for Jamaica's second victory in the event. They were also sprint gold medallists in 1998.
Brandon took the U.S.A to the silver in 39.21 and Britain got third in 39.24.
Dominant USA
The U.S.A were otherwise dominant in the relays, capturing all three other gold medals on offer.
They won the women's 4X100-metre relay in 43.49 seconds, defeating France (44.20) with Jamaica securing bronze through Naffene Briscoe, Anasthasia Leroy, Carrie Russell, and Schillonie Calvert in 44.22.
The Americans exhibited a splendid 2006 world junior best three minutes 29.01 seconds to win the women's 1600-metre relay ahead of Nigeria (3:30.84) and Jamaica (3:31.62).
An injured Latoya McDermott, Sherene Pinnock, Sonita Sutherland, and Kaliese Spencer ran Jamaica into the bronze medal position.
The Americans also ended the men's 4X400-metre relay as world junior leaders, clocking 3:03.76 to beat Russia (3:05.13) and Great Britain (3:05.54).
Jamaica placed sixth in 3:08.28.