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OSAKA 2007
JAAA Day 6 REPORT

Usain Bolt silver medal finish behind Tyson Gay of the USA in the men’s 200m.

Usain Bolt, Christopher Williams, Marvin Anderson, Nickiesha Wilson and James Beckford yesterday helped to push Jamaica’s placing in the 11th IAAF World Championships to 4th place behind the USA, Russia and Kenya. Usain Bolt gave Jamaica their first silver medal of the Championships when he took second place behind Tyson Gay of the USA in the men’s 200m. Usain tried his best to beat Gay, admitting that for the moment he (Gay) was unbeatable, but has given him motivation to work even harder next year.

400m Hurdles Women – Final

Nickiesha Wilson barely missed out on a medal as she took 4th place in the 400m in a time of 54.10 seconds which is a little bit shy of her personal best done in the semi-final round. The event was won by Jana Rawlinson of Australia.

Long Jump Men – Final

James Beckford, hampered by chronic hamstring problems, was able to place 6th in the men’s Long Jump final, achieving 8.17m on his 4th and 5th attempts. Irving Saldino of Panama set a new area record in winning the event with a leap of 8.57m on his last attempt.

110m Hurdles Men – Semi-final

Jamaica will have one competitor in the final of the men’s 110m hurdles as Maurice Wignall qualified for the final when he place third in his semi-final heat. Maurice ran a season’s best time of 13.29 seconds and goes into the final with the sixth fastest semi-final time.

200m Women – Semi-final

Veronica Campbell and Aleen Bailey both advanced easily to the finals of the women’s 200m when they each placed second in their respective semi-final heats. Veronica said she just did what was needed to advance and believes that the final will be a very competitive race.

200m Men – Final

Usain Bolt placed second in the final of the men’s 200m in a time of 19.91 seconds. The event was won by Tyson Gay of the USA in a new championship record of 19.76. Bolt was able to diffuse a USA 1-2-3 finish as Wallace Spearman and Rodney Martin both of the USA finished third and fourth respectively. Jamaica’s Marvin Anderson and Christopher Anderson finished sixth and seventh respectively.