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News06 May 2002


Veterans and Youth shine at Hampton International Games

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Veterans and Youth shine at Hampton International Games
Terry Finisterre (oecsathlete.com) for the IAAF
7 May 2002 - There were plenty of world-class athletes on show last weekend in the 28th Hampton International Games, hosted at Trinidad and Tobago’s Hasely Crawford Stadium on 4/5 May. Some of the Caribbean’s finest junior athletes competed alongside a number of top regional and international veterans in what is quickly becoming an annual showcase of elite talent. 

Namibia’s 34-year-old Olympian, Frankie Fredericks, clocked 10.28 seconds to win the men’s 100m dash, narrowly beating Trinidadian junior Marc Burns (10.33) into second place. Trinidad’s Ato Boldon missed the race with an injury he aggravated the previous weekend in Fort de France, where Fredericks had finished second to Brian Lewis in the men’s 100.

17-year-old double Carifta gold medalist and holder of the 100m World youth best Darrel Brown, took Hampton’s junior 100m title, breasting the tape in 10.19 seconds for the gold. On Sunday, the former world youth champion added the 200m title, clocking 20.97 seconds.

Tanya Lawrence of Jamaica, Inger Miller of the USA and double Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers of the USA were beaten for the women’s 100m crown by former world indoor champion Chandra Sturrup (11.08) of the Bahamas.

Bahamas’ World Championship silver medalist Debbie Ferguson turned in a 22.97-second performance to win the women’s 200m from Jamaica’s Astia Walker (23.05) and Alisha Samuel (25.31) of Trinidad and Tobago.

Jamaica’s Gregory Haughton won the men’s 400m in 45.09 seconds; 35-year-old American Jearl Miles-Clark took the distaff quarter-mile in 51.98 seconds.

Antiguan teenager and multiple Carifta gold medalist Janil Williams continues to dominate regional middle distances. The 17-year-old won the women’s 1,500m in 4:41.54, and clocked 2:13.93 to add the 800m title.

Pamenos Ballantyne, the Caribbean’s most outstanding distance runner, won the men’s 5,000m run in 14:39.90; the St. Vincent and the Grenadines native was timed at 4:13.31 to cross the finish line first in the men’s mile.

Barbados’ Damon Thompson proved his class by clearing 2.05m to win the men’s high jump, one of several top performances by the Caribbean youngsters at this prestigious meet. 

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