Charging through the field down the home straight, Antonio Watson of Jamaica grabbed the gold medal in a thrilling boys’ 400m final on Wednesday evening at the IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017.

Watson snatched the title in 46.59, crossing the line 0.13 ahead of Guyana’s Daniel Williams (46.72).

“I feel very nice,” said Watson. “The race was good – as was the field – and the crowd was vibrant.

“I have been working very hard the whole season. I listened to the coach and followed the instructions.”

POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK REACTION TIME
1 319 Antonio WATSON JAMJAM 46.59 PB 0.174
2 277 Daniel WILLIAMS GUYGUY 46.72 PB 0.200
3 468 Colby JENNINGS TKSTKS 46.77 PB 0.213
4 311 Anthony COX JAMJAM 46.77 0.210
5 226 Melkamu ASSEFA ETHETH 47.05 0.249
6 148 Bruno Benedito DA SILVA BRABRA 47.15 0.231
7 388 Ivan Danny GELDENHUYS NAMNAM 47.17 PB 0.192
8 448 Gregor GRAHOVAC SLOSLO 48.88 0.157

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