Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah at Pre Classic

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson-Herah won their respective heats at Saturday’s (8 Aug) Velocity Fest 4 as track and field returned to the National Stadium.

Fraser-Pryce, running in heat 2, recorded the fastest time of 11.28 seconds into a negative 2.7m/s wind. Natasha Morrison was second to Fraser-Pryce in 11.77s.

In heat 3, Thompson-Herah was easy in 11.41 against a negative 1.0m/s wind. Shashalee Forbes finished second in 11.48.

1 Fraser-Pryce, Shelly-Ann     Nike                     11.28  -2.7  2
  2 Thompson-Herah, Elaine       Mvp Track & Fiel         11.41  -1.0  3
  3 Forbes, Shashalee            Sprintec Track Club      11.48  -1.0  3
  4 Morrison, Natasha            Sprintec Track Club      11.77  -2.7  2
  5 Cameron, Kasheika            Mvp Track & Fiel         11.83  -1.0  3
  6 Nanda, Srabani               Mvp Track & Fiel         11.88  -1.0  3
  7 Harriott, Michae             GC Foster College        12.19  -2.7  2
  8 Curtis, Samantha             Pelicans Track Club      12.57  -5.5  1
  9 Clarke, Dominique            Unattached               12.71  -5.5  1
 10 Laidlaw, Kristen             Mvp Track & Fiel         13.11  -5.5  1

In the men’s event, Oshane Bailey recorded the fastest time of 10.30 (-0.7m/s wind). Tyquendo Tracey, the heat 4 winner in 10.34, is the day’s second fastest so far. Tracey ran against a negative 3.2m/s wind.

Nigel Ellis, 10.35, Romario Williams, 10.37 and Nesta Carter, 10.48 were the top finishers.

 1 Bailey, Oshane               Sprintec Track Club      10.30  -0.7  3
  2 Tracey, Tyquendo             Tumbleweed               10.34  -3.2  4
  3 Ellis, Nigel                 Mvp Track & Fiel         10.35  -0.7  3
  4 Williams, Romario            GC Foster College        10.37  -3.2  4
  5 Carter, Nesta                Mvp Track & Fiel         10.48  -3.2  4
  6 Barnes, Emre                 Mvp Track & Fiel         10.50  -0.7  3
  7 Rodney, Brendon              Sprintec Track Club      10.66  -0.7  3
  8 Barnswell, Ramone            Mvp Track & Fiel         10.72  -3.2  2
  9 Goldson, Khadrian            GC Foster College        10.72  -3.2  2
 10 Gayle, Tajay                 Mvp Track & Fiel         10.74  -3.2  2
 11 Green, Kemar                 Mvp Track & Fiel         10.76  -0.2  1
 12 Callender, Emmanuel          Pelicans Track Club      10.81  -3.2  2
 13 Rowe, Samuel                 Titans                   10.82  -3.2  4
 14 Rawlins, Javon               GC Foster College        11.04  -0.2  1
 -- Nagarkoti, Sunil             Pelicans Track Club        DNF  -0.2  1

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By Anthony Foster

Is a two-time Jamaica sports journalist of the year (2004 and 2005) and world-renowned journalist. One of his award-winning articles was on Usain Bolt, 6-time Olympic champion, 11-time World champion and sprint double record holder, was published in the Jamaica Gleaner in 2004. Anthony has covered Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016; Six (6) IAAF World Athletics Championships between 2007 and 2019 and several other international sporting events, including the 2007 World Cup of cricket and his favourite football team, Argentina vs the USA in 2004.

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