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MONTEGO BAY, St James — Jamaica secured two more medals, including another gold, to stay atop the medals table and extend their historic run of success at the eigth IAAF World Youth Championships that come to an end today in Donetsk, Ukraine.
Marvin Williams ran a Jamaican best and World Youth Leading time of 50.39 seconds to land Jamaica's first ever men's 400m hurdles title, while Christoffe Bryan won the bronze in the high jump, also a first in the event for Jamaica in the history of the competition. Williams' time was also the ninth fastest ever recorded in the 10-barrier one-lap race at the youth level.
Jamaica goes into today's final day of the five-day championship at the top of the medals table with six medals -- four gold and two bronze. Read more:
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