Olympic Games bronze medallist Rajindra Campbell is celebrating breaking his national record in the Men’s Shot Put as he threw 22.31m at the Memorial Borisa Hanžekovica in Zagreb, Croatia, a World Athletics Continental Tour-Gold, on Saturday.

Campbell was third in the three-day event that started on Friday, surpassing his previous outdoor best 22.22m set in Madrid, Spain, in July 2023, which also moved him up to fifth best in the world so far this year.

Three Jamaicans were winners at the meet — Ackera Nugent in the 100m hurdles, Stacey-Ann Williams in the women’s 400m, and Shawn-D Thompson in the men’s long jump.

After placing 10th with 19.81m last year, Campbell said his aim was to make amends in Zagreb.

“I am really happy with this personal best and the national record,” he said. “Last year I came here and didn’t do so well, but I insisted I will come back to do better. I did put on a show, and I’m grateful for it.”

Campbell, who won a historic bronze medal in Paris, the first in the throws for Jamaica, before Roje Stona won a gold in the men’s discus, said, “After Paris it has been really tough, but I knew I had one good competition in me. The intention was to come here and put up a show as a make up for last year. I’m going to celebrate the national record at the “Lamb Party” after this so I am definitely going to enjoy myself.”

Olympic champion Ryan Crouser won the event with a meeting record 22.93m, with Payton Otterdahl second with 22.46m.

Nugent, the world leader, clocked 12.55 seconds (-0.5m/s) to win her event, beating Great Britain’s Cindy Sember (12.67 seconds) and American Kendra Harrison (12.76) with former World Championships silver medallist Britany Anderson finishing sixth with 12.91 seconds.

With only the Diamond League finals in Brussels left on her schedule, Nugent said she is having fun.

“The last weeks feel okay, I can’t beat up myself,” she said. “It’s just about going out there each day and having fun. The season is basically almost over, only Brussels is left, and the goal is to finish pretty strong.”

Williams ran 50.00 seconds to set a personal best and meet record, finishing ahead of Norway’s Henriette Jaeger (50.22) and American Shamier Little (50.58).

“It has been a very long season,” Williams said. “I have been working towards running below 50.00 seconds and today I got a 50.00 seconds flat. I am happy. Honestly, I think it was the perfect race. I was just discussing with my coach before the race and I did everything I was supposed to. I have been chasing this 49.00 seconds for four years, I have one competition left in Brussels. I ran a personal best today and if I can repeat that there, I would be delighted.”

Williams moved up two spots on the Jamaican all-time list to number 12, just ahead of Roneisha McGregor’s 50.02 seconds.

On Saturday, Thompson won the men’s long jump on the second tie-breaker as he and Uzbekistan’s Anvar Anvarov had identical marks of 7.99m and 7.94m for the first and second marks.

Thompson’s third best mark of 7.90m was better than Anvarov’s 7.82m with Croatia’s Roko Farka taking third with 7.90m (0.6m/s).

“It was a very good competition but unfortunately I didn’t execute my jump well in the final attempt,” Thompson said, “I was actually aiming for an 8.00m jump, I guess I put too much pressure on myself and that’s why the big jump didn’t come out.”

Shashalee Forbes was second in the women’s 100m, running 11.23 seconds (-0.7m/s). Gambia’s Gina Bass won with 11.13 seconds while American Jenna Prandini was third with 11.30 seconds.

Natoya Goule-Toppin also had a runner-up placing in the women’s 800m with 1:57.43 minutes, as Kenya’s Nelly Chepchirchir set a meet record 1:57.00 and Ethiopia’s Nigist Getachew set a personal best 1:57.47 for third place.

“The race went well,” Goule said. “I just need to work on that last bit. I went out pretty quick, but it’s still my second fastest time of this season. So I am really happy about it, even if I wanted the win.

“I just need to go back to the drawing board. I am looking forward to the Diamond League final in Brussels, because I just have recently recovered from a nerve issue in my hamstring. It’s still there, but it’s getting better.”

Olympic finalist Hansle Parchment was third in the 110m hurdles in 13.25 seconds (-0.5m/s) behind Japan’s Rachid Muratake’s (13.14), and American Daniel Roberts (13.18).

Stona was fourth in the men’s discus throw with 65.98m; Slovenia’s Kristjan Ceh won with 67.95m, followed by Great Britain’s Lawrence Okoye who threw a season’s best 67.05m with Australia’s Matthew Denny third with 66.99m.

Also on Saturday, Olympic Games women’s triple jump silver medallist Shanieka Ricketts finished fourth in the women’s long jump with 6.37m (1.5m/s). It was the first time she was competing in the event since 2016.

American Jasmine Moore won with 6.71m (1.6m/s), ahead of Alina Rotaru-Kottmann of Romania- 6.56m (1.1m/s) and Sumire Hata of Japan who was third with 6.46m (0.6m/s).