It took a thousandth of a second to decide the top three placings in the men’s 110 hurdles final at the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association National Championships. But in the end, Rasheed Broadbell emerged as the champion in a nail-biting finish on Sunday’s final day of the four-day event.

Broadbell, 23, set to compete at the Olympic Games for the first time, clinched victory in the event with a time of 13.18 seconds, narrowly edging out Orlando Bennett, who also finished in 13.18.

The reigning Olympic champion Hansle Parchment took third place with a time of 13.19.

Broadbell, who is also the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion, expressed immense delight with his performance.

“It’s all God, because He is the one who brings me through every single thing that I do,” said Broadbell. “The early season wasn’t looking too good for me, but I just trust the process and trust God, leaving everything in his hands and remaining focused on the goal.”

Bryan Levell (left) wins the 200m at the national trials ahead of Andrew Hudson on Sunday, June 30, 2024. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)

Ackera Nugent delivered a stunning performance to win the women’s 100m hurdles in a new national record time of 12.28 seconds, surpassing the previous record of 12.31 seconds set by Britany Anderson at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Nugent, whose previous best was 12.43 seconds set in May 2023, said she was confident she would break the record based on her season’s preparations.

“I’m not really surprised by my performance, because I’ve been working towards this for months,” said Nugent.

“I knew that if I continued believing in myself and executed a proper race, this would happen. The plan was to get out very fast and make sure nobody caught me, and that’s exactly what I did today.”

Nickisha Pryce, the national record holder, secured her spot on Jamaica’s Olympic team by winning the women’s 400m title in 50.01 seconds. Pryce, the reigning NCAA champion in the United States, had set a new national mark of 48.89 on June 8. Stacey-Ann Williams finished second in 50.56 seconds, while Junelle Bromfield took third with a season’s best time of 51.24 seconds.

In the men’s 200m event, Bryan Levell achieved a lifetime best of 19.97 seconds to claim victory. Former national champion Andrew Hudson set a personal best time of 20.02 seconds to finish second, with Javari Thomas coming third in 20.23 seconds.

Levell, who finished fourth in the men’s 100m final last Friday, along with Hudson will represent Jamaica in this month’s Olympic Games in Paris.

Shericka Jackson, the reigning world 200m champion, successfully defended her national title in the event with a time of 22.29 seconds. Lanea-Tava Thomas finished second in 22.34 seconds, followed by Niesha Burgher in third with 22.39 seconds.

In the field events, Rajindra Campbell won the men’s shot put title with a throw of 20.01m, while Kobe Lawrence took second place with a mark of 19.58m.

Shericka Jackson (right) finishes ahead of Lanae-Tava Thomas in the women’s 200m final during the national senior championships at the National Stadium on Sunday. (Photo: Collin Reid)

Rasheed Broadbell celebrates after winning the men’s 110m hurdles race during the national senior athletics championships at the National Stadium on Sunday. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)