Jamaica became the first English speaking Caribbean country to secure medals at the World Athletics Indoor Championships at the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena in Torun, Poland.
Kishane Thompson ran his fastest-ever time in an indoor 60 metres to grab the silver medal on Friday night.
Earlier in the afternoon Jordan Scott also won a silver medal in the men’s triple jump. He leapt to 17.33 metres. He became the first Jamaican man to earn a medal in the triple jump.
Scott, who was fifth at last year’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, gradually improved on his first three jumps starting with 17.29 metres, then going to 17.30m, then 17.33m before fouling his fourth jump.
Thompson clocked a personal best time and national record of 6.45 seconds to finish second behind winner Jordan Anthony of the USA, who sped to victory in a world-leading time of 6.41 seconds.
Trayvon Bromell, the pre-race favourite, finished third in 6.45 seconds.
The other Jamaican in the final, Bryan Levell was a disappointing seventh in 7.69 seconds.
Meanwhile, Trinidad and Tobago’s Jereem Richards booked his spot in the final of the men’s 400 metres after finishing third in Heat 2 in 45.87 seconds.
On Saturday, Julien Alfred, the Olympic champion in the 100 meters, will compete in the women’s 60-metre dash. She is scheduled to run the first round at 6:20am (Barbados Time).
The second round will run at 3:10pm and the final slated for 4:20pm. (PS)
