Briana Williams runs 11.28 in heats at World U20 Championships 2018
Briana Williams runs 11.28 in heats at World U20 Championships 2018

World Junior sprint double champion Briana Williams pulled out of last weekend’s Christmas Class Odd Distance meet.

Williams, who won the Tampere 2018 World U20 Championships 100m and 200m titles, was registered to run the 300m and 150m dash in Freeport, Bahamas.

However, failure on the part of the meet organizers to deliver on reasonable expectations led to the withdrawal.

Ato Boldon, Willimas’ coach, explained in this statement, posted on the athlete’s social media page.

“Freeport, Bahamas has a special place in our hearts.
Last year, we flew here to do our part in the hurricane Dorian relief effort, so when the opportunity came to compete here this year, it seemed like a great idea.

“Unfortunately, the organizers of this meet have failed to deliver on just about every reasonable expectation that there could be to host a decent track and field event, and as a result, I’ve decided to withdraw Briana from participation in this meet,” ended the statement from Boldon.


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Anthony Foster is a renowned Jamaican sports journalist, honored twice as the Jamaica sports journalist of the year (in 2004 and 2005). His journalistic achievements are globally recognized. Notably, he authored an award-winning article on Usain Bolt, the iconic 6-time Olympic champion, 11-time World champion, and record holder for the sprint double. This significant piece was published in the Jamaica Gleaner in 2004. Anthony's extensive coverage includes prestigious events such as the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio 2016. He has also provided coverage for seven (7) World Athletics Championships held between 2007 and 2022, alongside various other international sporting events. Noteworthy mentions comprise his coverage of the 2007 World Cup of cricket and his cherished experience reporting on the 2004 clash between his favorite football team, Argentina, and the USA.

11 COMMENTS

    • Urel Sawyers no sir, briana was not kicked out. While ato was making his post Briana was with the promoter having a good time. I am the promoter. Straight facts!

  1. The real reason Briana did not run is because Ato was disrespectful to a few coaches, event personnel and the event organizer (MYSELF) refused to put up with his arrogance.
    When you respect people they respect you.
    When coaches are excited to say hi Ato an you give those coaches a stare like you don’t even want to embrace their excitement and they come to me about your attitude over and over.
    You pull the plug on our national sports Journalist interview with Briana and claim it isn’t what you want… Bro…
    He has violated so many persons without even caring.
    This sport has everything to do with being humble, remember that dealing with that young lady future please.

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