Jamaica gained a silver and a bronze medal on the penultimate day of the IAAF World Junior Championships in Oregon on Saturday, with both sprint relay teams achieving a measure of success.
First, the female team of Sashalee Forbes, Kedisha Dallas, Saqukine Cameron and Natalliah Whyte grabbed silver in their 4x100m relay in a time of 43.97 seconds. This was the first medal for the females at the Championships.
USA, the host nation, has been enjoying a great deal of success in these Championships, and this continued with the gold medal in this race, in a time of 43.46. Germany placed third.
In the men’s 4×100, Jamaica placed third (39.12) with the USA again taking the gold in a time of 38.70 seconds.
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Silver, bronze for Jamaiac in sprint relays at World Junior Championships
