Francis and Daley win gold while Locker and Fleming take bronze on NACAC’s opening day
The Antigua and Barbuda team have won its first medals at the ongoing NACAC Under-18 and Under-23 Track & Field Championships being held in Costa Rica.
Competing in the boys’ under-17 javelin event, Maliek Francis who attends the Antigua Grammar School (AGS), claimed gold after covering a distance of 56.80 meters. Francis is only 15 years old.
There was gold as well for Kasiya Daley, who clocked 10.56 seconds to win the under-18 boys 100 meters event while Dwayne Fleming bagged bronze with a time of 10.69 seconds. Both are students of the Princess Margaret School.
Also, Ottos Comprehensive School’s LaNica Locker sprinted her way to a bronze medal in the final of the under-18 women’s 100 meters. The 17-year-old clocked a time of 11/54 seconds.
Princess Margaret School’s Geolyna Dowdy just missed a podium spot with a time of 11.59 seconds in the fourth position.
Meanwhile, men’s sprinter Darion Skerritt did not advance to the final of the Under-23 100 meters event after finishing fourth in his heat. He clocked 10.37 seconds.