TINA’S TIME – Jamaica Observer

FORMER Underneath-20 champion Tina Clayton says her victory within the Ladies’s 60m on the World Indoor Qualifier at G C Foster School of Bodily Schooling and Sport in Spanish City, St Catherine, yesterday is a big enhance for her profession this season. Clayton defeated a robust subject, which included her MVP teammate Shericka Jackson, to win the occasion in a season’s greatest time of seven.08 seconds.

Her MVP teammate Natasha Morrison secured second place with a private greatest of seven.09s, whereas Kishawna Niles from College of Expertise, Jamaica completed third with a private greatest of seven.12s. Jackson, who was making her return from damage, positioned fourth in 7.14s.

Clayton, the dual sister of Tia who completed seventh within the Ladies’s 100m remaining ultimately 12 months’s Olympic Video games in Paris, was delighted along with her efficiency.

“For me, my degree of confidence is at all times excessive however that is an vitality booster to go even more durable in coaching,” Clayton mentioned, flashing a broad smile.

She says she is happy along with her execution of the race.

“For me, I’m going to say that I executed correctly however I go away the choice as much as my coach to inform me if I executed the race correctly,” she mentioned.

Clayton acknowledged that she is unsure whether or not she’s going to compete on the World Athletics Indoor Championships later this month, as her essential focus is staying wholesome and having a profitable season.

“The season has been going fairly good to date, however you recognize there are ups and downs,” she mentioned. “For me, it’s going very effectively. My essential focus is simply to remain centered and wholesome.”

Nationwide 100m champion Rohan Watson clocked a private better of 6.50s to say the general victory within the Males’s 60m occasion. Nishion Ebanks was second in 6.57s whereas third place went to Cejhae Inexperienced in 6.59s.

Wendell Miller from The Bahamas captured the Males’s 400m in a nail-biting end with a time of 45.95s. Nationwide report holder Rusheen McDonald additionally clocked 45.95s however completed second. Delano Kennedy was third in 46.40s.

Janieve Russell secured gold within the Ladies’s 400m with a time of 53.57s, ending forward of Annalice Brady (54.54s), whereas Jezelle Shaw positioned third in 55.18s.

Lamario Wright clocked a season’s better of 1:53.66 minutes to win the Males’s 800m, ending forward of Samuels Henry (1:55.64), with third place going to Jadua Burke in 1:56.85.