St Jago High’s Kimeka Smith after shattering the Class 2 girls’ shot put record at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Photo: Garfield Robinson
March 20, 2024
#Champs2024: St Jago’s Smith smashes Class 2 girls’ shot put record
KINGSTON, Jamaica – St Jago High’s Kimeka Smith shattered the Class 2 girls’ shot put record as she recorded a throw of 16.43m at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships, on Wednesday.
Smith broke a six-year-old record of 15.99m that was set in 2018 by Immaculate Conception’s Danielle Sloley.
Clarendon College’s Marla-Kay Lampart also threw over the previous meet record as she registered a throw of 16.02m for silver.
Rehanna Biggs, also of St Jago, copped the bronze with a best mark of 14.61m.