This has been one of the worst medal hauls for Caribbean athletes at the World Championships in two decades. However, in the paucity of the medal haul two young Caribbean athletes dug deep to make the region proud.
Jamaica’s Ristananna Tracey, 25, has been a bright spark amid the dark times as she ran with maturity beyond her years during the rounds to earn a lane four draw in the 400 meters hurdles for women.
Personal best for Tracey
On Thursday Tracy pulled out all the stops to place third in a race dominated by Americans Kori Carter and Dalilah Mohammad who took the first two places. Tracey completed the race in a personal best time of 53.74. She was the only Caribbean athlete in the event.
Minutes later TNT’s Richards would also mine bronze.
Richards came on late
He too was the only representative of the region in the event. Running out of lane seven, Richards came on late to grab bronze behind eventual surprise winner Ramil Guliyev of Turkey and Wayde Van Niekerk who failed in his bid to take the 200/400 meters double.
Shanae Miller-Ubio
Earlier, Shanae Miller-Ubio won her 200 meters semi-final after an abysmal finish in the 400 meters a day earlier. Contrary to earlier reports that she suffered a leg injury in the final 15 meters of the 400, Miller-Ubio said she was healthy. She showed no sign of an injury in winning her 200m semi-finals. Miller-Uibo will be accompanied by her countrywoman Tynia Gaither as Caribbean representatives in the final of the half lap event. Three Jamaican women, Sashalee Forbes, Jodean Williams and Simone Facey, competed in the semi-finals but neither of them advanced to the finals.
