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| Jamaica's Yanique Thompson |
Jamaican sprint hurdler Yanique Thompson turned in one of the greatest performances ever seen at the IAAF World Youth Championships (WYC), smashing a 14-year record and bagging Jamaica's first gold medal here at the RSC Olympiyskiy.
The youngsters will be on the hunt again on today's third day of competition with four Jamaicans competing in finals and semi-finals, looking to add to the medal tally.
The 17-year-old Holmwood Technical student stopped the clock in a jaw-dropping 12.94 seconds to win the 100m hurdles final, in the process becoming the first Jamaican 100m hurdles gold medallist at the WYC, and the first to hold a world record in the event at any level, after bettering Adrianna Lamalle's 13.08, which was set in 1999.
Her compatriot, Rushelle Burton, barely missed out on a medal. She did a personal best 13.32, which gave her fourth behind silver medal winner Dior Hall, 13.01, and Mikiah Brisco, 13.29. Read More...
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