EUGENE, Ore.— Jamaica moved within striking distance of a sprint double at the World Athletics U20 Championships on Thursday as Shanoya Douglas and Gary Card advanced to their respective 100-meter finals with commanding semifinal performances at Hayward Field.
Douglas strengthened her credentials as a title contender by winning the third women’s semifinal in 11.21 seconds, finishing ahead of American Mariah Maxwell, who clocked 11.25. The Jamaican had earlier eased through her opening-round heat in 11.35.
The women’s final will feature another Jamaica-United States showdown, with Douglas joined by teammate Theianna-Lee Terrelonge, who qualified automatically after running 11.21 to finish second behind American Mia Maxwell, who won her semifinal in 11.13. Mariah Maxwell also advanced after qualifying from Douglas’ semifinal.
The men’s final is expected to be one of the highlights of the championships.
Card remained unbeaten through the rounds, winning his semifinal in 10.16 seconds after opening his campaign with 10.07 in the heats.
American Tate Taylor again posted the fastest time, winning his semifinal in 10.06 after leading all qualifiers in the opening round with 10.05. Great Britain’s Jake Odey-Jordan also advanced after finishing second in Taylor’s semifinal in 10.24.
Jamaica also celebrated another qualifier in the field events as Able Deborah Mills reached the women’s discus final with a throw of 53.37 metres, the seventh-best mark in qualifying.
The country’s mixed 4×400-metre relay team narrowly missed the podium despite setting a Jamaican Under-20 record. Jabari Matheson, Kristen Herbert, Jason Pitter and Kevongaye Fowler combined to clock 3:18.78, finishing fourth.
The United States captured gold in a championship-record 3:15.31, with Czechia taking silver in 3:18.16 and Australia earning bronze in 3:18.45.
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