World U-18 Champs: Jamaica cops silver in mixed relays
NAIROBI, Kenya — Jamaica’s mixed 4x400m relay team ended the final event of the IAAF World Under-18 Championships with a silver medal in front of a packed house of 50,000 at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, beaten by Brazil, who were winning their only gold of the five-day championships.
The Jamaican team of Shaqueena Foote, Anthony Cox, Sanique Walker and boys 400m gold medallist Antonio Watson clocked 3 minutes 22.23 seconds as Brazil won with 3:21.71 seconds and South Africa, with three individual gold medallists in their team, taking the bronze in 3:24.45 seconds.
The Jamaican coaches made two changes from the team that ran in the semi-finals with Cox replacing Tyrese Reid and Walker, the 400m hurdles silver medallist replacing Joanne Reid.
Jamaica finished seventh on the medals tables with eight medals — three gold, two silver and three bronze.
Paul Reid
