Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Jonathan Farinha finished eighth in the Men’s 100m final Wednesday night when the second night of the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships continued in Eugene, Oregon.
Farinha, running out of lane seven, was last across the line in 10.47 in a race won by USA’s Kendall Williams in a personal best of 10.21.
That was an upset as Williams’ compatriot, pre-Games favourite and current world junior record holder Trayvon Bromwell could only clinch silver in 10.28 with Japan’s Asian junior record-holder Yoshihide Kiryu taking the bronze in 10.34.
Barbados’ Levi Cadogan was fourth (10.39), Antigua’s Cejhae Greene fifth (10.43), Great Britain’s Ojie Eduburun sixth (10.45) and Canada’s Andre Azonwanna seventh (10.46) in a competitive and close final. Bromwell would have been disappointed as the University of Baylor freshman ran a 9.97 world record at this same track back in June at the NCAA Men’s Division 1 Track and Field Championships.
After press time last night, two other male T&T athletes were scheduled to take part in finals.
The one with the best medal chance was T&T’s Machel Cedenio.
On Wednesday, Cedenio topped the field in the last semi-final, heat three, to advance to the final in 45.90 ahead of Lamar Bruton-Grimmage in 46.67. Cedenio’s time was the fastest out of the semi-finals.
In the Men’s 110m hurdles , Reubin Walters earned a final spot as the second of the two fastest losers.
He was fourth in his semi-final heat two of three in 13.61 behind GBR’s David Omoregie 13.36, France’s Benjamin Sedecias (13.45) and Spain’s Franciso Lopez (13.55)
Also after press time last night, Farinha was trying to rebound with a better showing in the Men’s 200m semi-final heats.
In the heats, Farinha qualified easily for the semi-final round, winning heat six of nine in 21.11 ahead of Brazil’s Vitor Hugo Dos Santos in 21.33
And T&T’s female representative in the 200m, Kayelle Clarke also moved on to the semi-final round when she was second in heat four of seven in 24.00, a heat won by USA’ s Jada Martin (23.62)
On Wednesday, in the women’s 100m semi-final T&T’s Zakiya Denoon and Aaliyah Telesford both finished seventh in their semi-final heats one and three respectively and failed to advance to the final. Denoon stopped the clock in 12.13 while Telesford clocked 11.94.