OREGON, USA — Jamaica’s fourth-consecutive women’s 4x100m relay gold medal delivered a special moment for double silver medallist Shanoya Douglas on more than one levels, as the island closed out the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in strong fashion at Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday.

The team ran 42.89 seconds – the fourth fastest in history among Under-20 women – to give Jamaica three of the top-four times ever.

Jamaica won an additional three medals on Sunday’s final day, a gold and two bronze, with Joseph Salmon in the men’s discus and the men’s 4x100m team both finishing third, for a total of eight medals at the championship — two gold, three silver and three bronze, to finish fourth on the medal table.

Douglas, who anchored the team to a World Under-20 leading 42.89 seconds, was part of back-to-back gold medal-winning teams, after her role in Lima, Peru, last year, told the Jamaica Observer, “The gold really means a lot for me because I wanted to continue the streak to four straight. This is what we are know for, winning gold medals in relays and it meant a lot to be able to continue that streak.”

Douglas, who came into the championships as the world leader and favourite in the 100m and 200m, was upstaged by American Mia Maxwell in both finals and after a quick reflection, hinted at her disappointment having not topped the podium in the individual event, “knowing that I’d broke the streak in the 100m,” she said.

Joseph Salmon of Jamaica took his lap of honour after winning the bronze medal in the men’s discus throw on Sunday’s final day of competition at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Salmon threw 64.37m. (Photos: Paul Reid)

Sanjay Seymore (right) anchors the Jamaican men’s 4x100m relay team to bronze on Sunday’s final day of competition at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, in 39.01 seconds. Tate Taylor (centre) anchors the USA team to an Under-20 world record 38.16 seconds while at left, James Arminio anchors Great Britain to silver in an Area record 38.90 seconds. Paul Reid

She was part of two changes to the team that ran in the semi-finals. Along with lead-off runner Sashana Johnson and powered by strong legs from Theianna-Lee Terrelonge and Natrece East on the second and third legs, Jamaica held off Switzerland, who took the silver in 43.36 seconds and Belgium, who ran a national under-20 record 43.91 seconds for third.

With 100m silver medallist Gary Card and Nyrone Wade back from the winning team two years ago, the men’s team finished third in 39.01 seconds with Kyle Bodden leading off and Sanjay Seymore on anchor.

The USA, with men’s sprint double champion Tate Taylor on anchor, ran a Under-20 world record 38.16 seconds to take the gold, with Great Britain second with an Area Under-20 record 38.90 seconds.

There was drama in the men’s discus throw final with the lead changing hands no fewer then six times in the final two rounds, which saw the Jamaicans, Salmon and Kamari Kennedy, move into the first two spots before dropping to fifth and sixth places.

Shanoya Douglas anchors Jamaica’s women’s 4x100m team to victory, their fourth straight, on Sunday’s final day of the World Athletics Under-20 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The team ran a World Under-20-leading 42.89 seconds, which is the fourth-fastest ever by a women’s Under-20 team. Paul Reid

When the smoke settled, Salmon, the world leader, was third with 64.37m and Kennedy fourth with a massive new personal best of 64.18m, which also sees him ranked fourth in the world.

American Simon Rosselli won with a national Under-20 record of 66.39m coming into the final round with Estonia’s Sten-Erik Iir taking silver with a personal best 65.42m, also in the final round.

Jahvanie Tyrell was eighth in the men’s 400m hurdles with 53.23 seconds, after running a lifetime best 49.98 seconds in the semifinals on Saturday.

Shevaughn Thomas failed to finish the women’s 400m hurdles final.

Both 4x400m relay teams also finished down the track. The women’s team of Daniellia Dixon, Kristen Herbert, Davine Dickenson and Kevongaye Fowler were sixth in 3:34.28, while the men’s team of Nishawn Walker, Jabari Matheson, Jason Pitter and Jabulani McLeod were fifth in 3:05.71 seconds.