Taiefa Gowe of Hydel High poses with her gold medal after winning the 200m steeple chase at the Boys and Girls Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Kingston on Friday, March 22, 2024. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)
March 22, 2024
#Champs2024: Hydel’s Gowe threatens record in girls’ 2000m steeplechase win
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Hydel’s Taiefa Gowe ran a superb time of 7:01.94 to win the girls’ 2000m steeplechase Open at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships on Friday.
She clocked the second fastest time in the history of the event behind Desreen Montaque’s 7:01.07, set in 2012.
Edwin Allen’s Sushana Johnson won silver in 7:07.32 while Holmwood Technical’s Florence Nafamba finished third in 7:20.04.