MVP Track Club athletes captured the women’s and men’s 100 metres titles as the curtain came down on a brilliant second day of the JAAA/Puma National Junior and Senior Championships at the National Stadium last night.
The star of the show was Kishane Thompson, who stormed to victory in the men’s 100m in a world-leading and personal best 9.77 seconds.
Thompson’s coach Stephen Francis said his charge was in blistering form ahead of the ‘Trials’ and would produce something special, and he did not disappoint. Oblique Seville was fastest away at the start, but the powerful Thompson went by him at the 60m mark and won easily. Seville equalled his personal best 9.82 in placing second while Ackeem Blake took third in 9.92.
Defending women’s 100m champion Jackson, who came into the championships with some questioning her fitness, proved that she will perform when it matters most. A bit sluggish out of the blocks while training partner 19-year-old Tia Clayton led for 60m, Jackson found another gear late to win in 10.84. Clayton was second in 10.90 while veteran Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was third in 10.84.
“This year, I trusted my body and my coach. It was not my best start to the season, but I am happy for the win. The objective was to come and make the team, and I did that by finishing in the top three,” Jackson said. (Jamaica Gleaner)
