St Jago’s Abigail Martin breaks first record at Champs 23, 100m finals today

St Jago High School’s Abigail Martin broke the first record on the opening day of the 2023 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships in Kingston’s National Stadium.

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Contesting Flight Two, Abigail Martin threw the 1kg implement 55.19m to smash the previous Girls’ Class One discus throw record of 53.04m by Fiona Richards of Edwin Allen High School on March 29, 2017.

Incidentally, the winner of Flight One, Holmwood Technical High School’s Cedricka Williams, also went beyond the previous record with her 53.22m.

Meanwhile, 17 finals, highlighted by the 100m for boys and girls, will take center stage on Wednesday following Tuesday’s opening day filled with preliminaries. 

The finals slated for the competition will ensure that points will start to accumulate for teams on Wednesday, as most of the favored athletes made smooth passage through to the next round.

St Jago’s Abigail Martin breaks first record at Champs 23, 100m finals today
Kingston College’s Bouwahjgie Nkrumie (left) eases away from rivals to to win his 100m heat in 19.51 seconds.

Defending champions Kingston College and Edwin Allen High School have so far qualified most of the athletes to the next phase with the hope of progressing these athletes to the finals.

 

Day 2 Wednesday Schedule

Time Event Class Gender Status 

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9:00AM 100M Dec Open Male Event # 1 15 

9:03AM Long Jump 4 Girls Prelims 24 

9:06AM High Jump 3 Girls Prelims 24 

9:09AM Javelin Open Boys Prelims 30 

9:33AM Shot Put 1 Girls Prelims 30 

9:45AM 400M 3 Girls Semi-Final 18 

10:03AM 400M 3 Boys Semi-Final 18 

10:21AM 400M 2 Girls Semi-Final 18 

10:39AM 400M 2 Boys Semi-Final 18 

10:57AM 400M 1 Girls Semi-Final 18 

11:00AM Long Jump Dec Open Boys Event # 2 

11:03AM High Jump 2 Girls Prelims 24 

11:15AM 400M 1 Boys Semi-Final 18 

Break 

1:00PM Shot Put Dec Open Boys Event # 3 

2:00PM Discus 1 Boys Prelims 24 

2:05PM Long Jump 2 Boys Final 12 

2:30PM Shot Put 2 Girls Final 12 

3:00PM High jump Dec 1 Boys Event # 4 

3:30PM 1500M 3 Girls Final 8 

3:38PM 1500M 3 Boys Final 8 

3:46PM 1500M 2 Girls Final 8 

3:54PM 1500M 2 Boys Final 8 

4:02PM 1500M 1 Girls Final 8 

4:10PM 1500M 1 Boys Final 8 

4:23PM Discus 3 Girls Prelims 24 

4:35PM Presentation LJ Cl 2 boys & SP Cl 2 Girls 

4:50PM Western union 

5:00PM 400M Dec Open Boys Event #5 

5:12PM 100M 4 Girls Semi-final 18 

5:24PM 100M 3 Girls Semi-final 18 

5:36PM 100M 3 Boys Semi-final 18 

5:48PM 100M 2 Girls Semi-final 18 

6:00PM 100M 2 Boys Semi-final 18 

6:12 pm 100M 1 Girls Semi-final 18 

6:24PM 100M 1 Boys Semi-final 18 

Revised March 19, 2023 Day 2 Wednesday

 6:36PM High Jump 3 Boys Prelims 24 6:40PM Presentation Girls Cl 3, 2 & 1 1500M Boys Cl 2 & 1 1500M 

6:52PM Long Jump 1 Boys Final 12 

6:56PM Discus 1 Girls Final 12 

7:27PM 100M 4 Girls Final 549 

7:39PM 100M 3 Girls Final 

7:51PM 100M 3 Boys Final 

8:01PM 100M 2 Girls Final 

8:17PM Presentation Girls Cl 4,3 & 2 Boys Cl 3 

8:37PM Western Union 

8:45PM 100M 2 Boys Final 

8:50PM 100M 1 Girls Final 

8:55PM 100M 1 Boys Final 

9:00PM Presentation Girls Cl 1 100M & Disc Boys Cl 2, 1 100M & Cl 1 LJ

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