LIMA, Peru – Jamaica finished fourth on the medal table as the curtains came down on the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Lima, Peru ended on Saturday.

The Jamaicans captured four gold and a bronze and were seventh on the placing tables with 59 points. The tally was less than the 15 medals won two years ago in Cali, Colombia and the 11 won in Nairobi, Kenya in 2021.

Meanwhile, the USA topped both tables, getting 16 medals – same as two years ago in Cali, Colombia – comprised of eight gold, four silver and four bronze.

Ethiopia were next with six gold, two silver and two bronze, followed by China with four gold, four silver and three bronze.

Jamaica added two gold medals on the final day, both in the 4x100m relays while the women’s 4x400m team of Abrina Wright, Alliah Baker, Anecia Campbell and Kelly Ann Carr ended eighth in three minutes 39.30 seconds.

USA, who only got into the final after three teams were disqualified in the preliminaries, won with three minutes 30.74 seconds, ahead of Australia who were second in 3:31.47 and Great Britain who were third in 3:32.80.

Jade-Ann Dawkins was 10th in the triple jump with12.91m (0.2m/s).

-Paul A Reid