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August 26, 2007

OSAKA 2007
JAAA Day 2 REPORT

Jamaica's Asafa Powell won the bronze medal in the final of the men's 100m, the first medal of the championships for Jamaica. Powell admitted his disappointment in not winning the gold for Jamaica stating that he panicked towards the end of the race. Hope for a 100m gold medal for Jamaica now lies with the ladies, as all three Jamaicans have qualified for the semi-final round. All three ladies in the 400m have also qualified for their semi-final round.

400m Women

Jamaica's three competitors in the women's 400m, Novlene Williams, Shericka Williams and Shereefa Lloyd all qualified for the semi-final round in the women's 400m.

100m Women

Veronica Campbell had the fastest time (11.08) in the quarter final round, easily qualifying for the semi-final. Joining her in the semi-final round will be teammates Kerron Stewart and Sherri-Ann Brooks who both finished second in their respective quarter final races.

800m Women

In the semi-final round of the women's 800m Kenia Sinclair finished 6th in her heat in a time of 2:00.25. She would have needed to place in the top two in her heat to qualify for the finals or failing that to have run better than 1:58.41 to make the finals.

400m Hurdles Men

Danny McFarlane was the only Jamaican to qualify for the final of the men's 400m hurdles as Isa Phillips could only manage 5th place in his semi-final race. Danny's time of 48.32 for third place in his semi-final race is his best for the 2007 season.

Jamaica looks forward to Day 3 when the women will take the stage. In the morning session the hurdlers are taking the morning heat into consideration and are hoping to be able to do just enough to qualify comfortably.

Coming up on Day 3:

  • 100m Hurdles Women - Deloreen Ennis-London, Lacena Golding-Clarke and Vonette Dixon.

  • Long Jump Women - Elva Goulbourne.

  • 400m Hurdles Women - Melaine Walker, Nickiesha Wilson and Kaliese Spencer.

  • Melaine Walker has the 5th fastest time this year going in to the event.

  • 100m Women - Veronica Campbell Kerron Stewart and Kerri-Ann Brooks. All three ladies will be seeking to qualify for the finals that will be run some 2 1/2 hours after the semi-final round.

  • 3000m Steeplechase - Mardrea Hyman

  • 400m Women - Novlene Williams, Shericka Williams and Shereefa Lloyd