MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Sprint hurdler Rushelle Burton will be the first Jamaican athlete in action as the 8th IAAF World Youth Championships gets underway in Donetsk, Ukraine at 1:30am Wednesday (local time).
Sixteen Jamaicans will be in action on the opening day with two medals at stake, the men’s shot put and women’s discus throw that will have the preliminaries in the morning session and finals later in the afternoon.Burton runs from lane five in the second of six first round heats while World Youth number one ranked Yanique Thompson will be in lane two in the fifth heat.The top three in each heat and the six fastest finishers will advance to the semi-finals.Following is the schedule of Jamaicans taking partGirls 100m hurdles heats – 1:30 am Rushelle BurtonYanique ThompsonGirls discus throw preliminaries — 1:35amPaula-Ann GayleBoys shot put preliminaries qualifiers — 2:05amDemar GayleBoys 400m heats – 2:10amMartin ManleyDevaughn BakerGirls 400m heats — 3:50amYanique McNeilTiffany JamesBoys 100m heats — 4:45amMichael O’HaraWaseem WilliamsGirls 400m hurdles — 9:00amAndrenette KnightBoys’ 400m hurdles — 9:35amMarvin WilliamsOkeen WilliamsGirls triple jump qualifiers — 10:10amTamara MoncrieffeGirls 100m heats — 10:15amJonielle SmithSaqukine CameronLike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserverView the original article here
Hurdler Burton starts Jamaica’s bid at World Youth Champs
