SHANOYA Douglas smashed her one-week-old Jamaica Under-20 200m record after she ran a stupendous 22.11 seconds (1.9m/s) to complete back-to-back sprint doubles at the Carifta Games.

Douglas, the World Under-20 Athletics Championships bronze medallist, smashed her own record with a masterclass in sprinting on Monday’s final day of the 53rd games at Kirani James Athletics Stadium in St George’s, Grenada.

Just over a week ago, Douglas ran 22.36 to win the Class 1 200m at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships in Jamaica, breaking Briana Williams’ 22.50 set in 2018.

The time by Douglas is tied third of all times with United States legend Allyson Felix, and trails only Namibia’s Christine Mboma’s 21.78 set in 2021 and American JaMeesia Ford (22.08) in June 2024.

Douglas, who won the 100m on Saturday, also broke the Carifta Games record of 22.77 set in 2013 by Shaunae Miller. Her compatriot Natrece East was second with 23.39, and Haiti’s Breanne Barnett was third with 23.49.

Just after the 200m finals on Monday the Jamaicans were well on their way to yet another Carifta Games win. At press time they had won 65 medals (24 gold, 25 silver and 16 bronze) to be well ahead of the rest of the field.

Sanjay Seymore made up for his disqualification from the Boys’ Under-20 100m by winning the 200m in a personal best 20.63 (1.8m/s). He finished ahead off the 100m winner Miles Outerbridge (20.67) of Bermuda and Eagan Neely (20.73) of The Bahamas.

Mario Ross was second in the Boys’ Under-17 200m final, running 21.00 (0.5m/s) to finish behind Emmile Higgins of The Bahamas who ran 20.94. Higgins’ teammate Zion Bradford took third with 21.54.

Jamaica swept the sprint hurdles after winning all four intermediate levels on Sunday. Mark-Daniel Allen set a new championships record 13.25 (1.6m/s), under the 13.49 set in 2023 by Kahiem Cardy of Jamaica.

Allen chopped 0.32 seconds off his previous best 13.57 set at Jamaica’s Carifta trial a month ago.

Jamaica’s Brandon Bennett was also under the previous record with 13.47 to take the silver medal. Shawne Ferguson of The Bahamas claimed bronze with 14.30.

Robert Miller made up for losing his 400m hurdles title on Sunday by winning the Under-20 Boys’ 110m in a wind-aided 13.43 (2.5m/s), beating Jahcario Wilson of The Bahamas who ran 13.53. Jamaica’s Romario Jibbison was third with 13.73.

Tiana Marshall retained her Under-20 Girls’ 100m hurdles title, outclassing the field with 13.43 (-3.2m/s), with Trinidad and Tobago’s Jenna-Marie Thomas second with 13.93, and Sofia Swindell of the US Virgin Islands third with 13.94.

Jamaica’s Akeelah Bell was well set for a medal until she hit a hurdle mid-race and ended fifth.

Tashana Godfrey took the Under-17 Girls’ gold medal after running 13.27 (-0.4m/s), followed by teammate Macaela Gordon (13.39) and Trinidad and Tobago’s Checia Joseph (13.96).

Markland Williams was out-kicked by St Maarten’s Nahjan Wyatte who won the Under-17 Boys’ 800m in 1:53.26, to the Jamaicans’ 1:53.60.

St Kitts/Nevis’s Kymarni Newton took third with 1:55.34 seconds, just ahead of Jamaica’s Luke Plummer.

Joel Morgan, the 1500m champion on Saturday, had to settle for the bronze with 1:51.72 in the Boys’ Under-20 800m final which was won by Trinidad and Tobago’s Kiile Alexander (1:50.38). Grenada’s Nicholas Frederick (1:51.22) was second.

Dallia Fairweather (2:11.15) took the bronze medal in the Girls’ Under-20 800m which saw Barbados’s Ashlyn Simmons (2:09.07) and Danya Skeete (2:10.50) take the gold and silver medals, respectively.

Kevongaye Fowler, who was expected to challenge for a medal, did not complete the event.

United States-based Jamaican Able Mills threw a personal best 53.85m — beating the 51.68m she set last year — to win the Girls’ Under-20 discus throw, her second gold after winning the shot put a day earlier.

Marla-Kay Lampart, who was third last year, was second with 48.96m, also her second medal of the event. Tejha Thompson of The Bahamas third with 38.92m.

Joseph Salmon, the Boys’ Under-20 discus throw winner, added a silver medal after he threw a personal best 18.17m, beating his previous best 17.62m for second in the shot put event.

Jayden Walcott won with 18.41m while Trinidad and Tobago’s Jelany Chinyelu was third with 16.62m.

— Paul A Reid