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Hezekiel Romeo has established a new national youth (under-18) shot put record.
The Memphis athlete threw the iron ball 18.03 metres to top the boys' under-18 shot put event, at last Saturday's National Association of Athletics Administration (NAAA) development meet, at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva. Micah McNish finished second with a 13.28m effort.
Romeo's record heave —his first ever 18+ throw with the five-kilogramme shot—put the 16-year-old in line for selection for the July 6-10 World Youth Championships, in Lille, France. The qualifying standard is 17.60m.
There were shot put wins as well on Saturday for Health Olympians athlete Quincy Wilson and Burnley's Shaunna Downey. Throwing the 7.26-kilogramme implement, Wilson won the men's event with a 16.35m effort, while Downey threw the 4K shot 11.49m to triumph in the girls' under-20 category.
Jamol James was the fastest sprinter on show in the men's 100 metres dash. The Memphis athlete won the second of three races in 10.61 seconds. Raymond Campbell was second fastest on the day, the Tigers sprinter winning race three in 10.83.
Michelle-Lee Ahye topped the women's 200m field, the 18-year-old Concorde sprinter getting to the line in 24.79 seconds. She beat Marissa Gale (25.14) and Sha-Shauna Mason (25.61) into second and third, respectively.
Tereem Richards finished first in race two and first overall in the men's 400m. The Quantum athlete completed his lap of the Boldon Stadium track in 48.61 seconds.
Dawnel Collymore of Memphis and Neon Trackers runner Sterling Paul were dominant in their 800m events. Collymore struck gold in the women's race in two minutes, 21.02 seconds, while Paul topped race one in the men's two-lap event in 1:56.72. Winner of the other men's 800m race, Kerime Morris clocked 1:59.18.
And in the women's 400m hurdles, Gabriela Cumberbatch emerged victorious in 1:05.88. Reniessa Phillip was a distant second in 1:14.10.