THEY’VE BEEN SHORT on times all season. Now Barbados’ best hurdlers may be out of time.
The clock has all but run out on Ryan Brathwaite, Shane Brathwaite and Greggmar Swift after the Athletics Association of Barbados (AAB) named an initial seven-member squad to the Rio Olympics that didn’t include any of the terrific trio.
Headlined by collegiate multi-event star Akela Jones, the seven-member squad was announced yesterday following a rather uneventful National Championships, where none of three sprint hurdlers managed to go under the qualifying time of 13.47 seconds in the men’s 110 hurdles.
All three athletes still have up until July 11 to reach the standard, but they may struggle to find enough qualifying meets where the sprint hurdles are being contested. (JM)
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