J’cans fail to advance in shot put at U-20 World Champs
BYDGOSZCZ, Poland – Sanjae Lawrence agonisingly missed qualification to the finals of the men’s shot put even on today’s opening session of the IAAF World Under 20 Championships here at Zawiszaw stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
He finished 13th after the first round and failed to advance.
Throwing in cool and rainy conditions, Lawrence had a best mark of 18.26m, just 18 centimetres short of the top 12 places that will contest this afternoon’s medal round.
Lawrence who threw a personal best 19.45m at the JAAA National Junior Championships a month ago was sixth in his group but was edged by South Africa’s Burger Lambrechts’ 18.44m.
The other Jamaican Kevin Nedrick was 27th overall with a throw of 16.63m as 28 throwers registered a legal mark in the competition.
Paul Reid
