{"id":15859,"date":"2018-07-08T12:01:54","date_gmt":"2018-07-08T17:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=15859"},"modified":"2018-07-08T12:01:54","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T17:01:54","slug":"track-and-field-update-preview-mens-200m-iaaf-world-u20-championships-tampere-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=15859","title":{"rendered":"TRACK AND FIELD UPDATE: PREVIEW: MEN\u2019S 200M \u2013 IAAF WORLD U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS TAMPERE 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Much like the 100m, the men’s half lap is shaping into a battle between the rising US and South African sprints corps.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With world U20 leader Christopher Taylor opting for the 400m, US junior champion Eric Harrison is the fastest in the field courtesy of the 20.39 personal best that propelled him to the Big-10 Conference title on 13 May. He was nearly as fast when he returned to the same Bloomington track for the junior nationals, clocking 20.44.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thando Dlodlo leads the South African charge as he arrives in Tampere with sprint double ambitions. He clocked a 20.41A personal best from the national championship in mid-March, but he’s competed sparingly since, so it’s unclear what form he’ll be bringing to Finland. He’ll be joined by 18-year-old Ruben Els, who also clocked his 20.70A lifetime best more than three months ago. But he too hasn’t competed since April.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Harrison will be teamed with Khance Meyers, a first year university student at tiny Hinds Community College in Mississippi, who equalled his 20.62 personal best at the national junior championships where he finished behind Harrison.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia brings Zane Branco, who clocked his lifetime best of 20.68 when taking the national junior title in March. Illustrating solid form more recently, he sliced a massive 0.23 from his 100m best with a 10.33 clocking in Jamsa, Finland, on 1 July.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another nine entries have all dipped under 21 seconds this season, and all should be in the medal mix.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Great Britain comes armed with the nearly evenly matched Charlie Dobson and Jona Efoloko, who’ve improved to 20.73 and 20.79 respectively this season.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s Bahamian Joel Johnson, who finished second at the Carifta Games in April improving his best to 20.90. He’s displayed 10.31 100m speed this season, too.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And don\u2019t discount Jamaican Michael Bentley who arrives on the heels of his impressive 10.31\/20.90 double victory at the national junior championships.<\/strong><\/p>\n

MORE ON CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christopher Taylor\u00a0is a Jamaican<\/a> 400 metre runner. He won the 400 metres event<\/a> at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics<\/a> in Cali, Colombia in 45.27 seconds, a Jamaica Youth Record.<\/sup> Taylor also won the U-18 400 metres at the 2015 CARIFTA Games<\/a> in a championship record time of 46.64.<\/sup> On March 19, 2016, Christopher Taylor delivered an extraordinary performance at the ISSA High School Championships in Jamaica, breaking national records and making a massive contribution in bringing his school, Calabar High School<\/a>, to their 7th consecutive victory. He also won the 2018 Jamaica Senior National Championships with a personal best and NJR of 44.88.<\/strong><\/p>\n

@JamaicaOlympics<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

PREVIEW: WOMEN\u2019S 100M \u2013 IAAF WORLD U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS TAMPERE 2018<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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\"\"USA\u2019s Twanisha Terry will take on Jamaica\u2019s Briana Williams over 100m in what is possibly one of the most eagerly awaited clashes of the championships.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Terry became just the fifth U20 athlete in history to run 100m within 11 seconds, clocking a PB of 10.99 earlier this year. She has two other wind-assisted sub-11-second clockings to her name this season and finished third at the NCAA Championships and first at the US Junior Championships.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 19-year-old will head to Tampere off the back of a long and busy collegiate season, but she\u2019ll take confidence from the fact that she set a PB in her final race of 2017 at the end of what was a similarly hectic high school campaign.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The prodigious Williams, three years Terry\u2019s junior, will be one of the youngest women in the 100m in Tampere but also one of the fastest.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She clocked a world age-15 best of 11.13 earlier this year, just days before turning 16. More recently she has tested herself against esteemed opposition, placing fifth in the 100m at the senior Jamaican Championships and finishing within 0.2 of double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson and multiple world and Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Terry will be aiming to keep the world U20 100m title in US hands after Candace Hill\u2019s victory in 2016, while Williams hopes to become the first Jamaican winner of the title since Veronica Campbell-Brown in 2000.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daija Lampkin set a PB of 11.34 to finish second at the US Junior Championships, but the -1.1m\/s headwind in that race suggests she is capable of a faster time in better conditions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Germany\u2019s European U20 silver medallist Keshia Kwadwo is the fastest European U20 athlete this year and has been closing in on the 11.33 PB she set in 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s Krystal Awuah, Ireland\u2019s European U20 champion Gina Akpe-Moses and Nigeria\u2019s Commonwealth 4x100m bronze medallist Joy Udo-Gabriel could also be a factor in the medal hunt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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THIS YEAR:\u00a0 Freshman Twanisha “TeeTee” Terry joins the sprints team this year, focusing on the 100m, 200m and relays.<\/strong><\/p>\n

HIGH SCHOOL: Terry competed for Northwestern High School in Miami, Fla.\u00a0 She was a six-time individual FHSAA 3A state champion. As a senior, she won the state 100m title with a time of 11.75 (-0.4) and the 200m title with a time of 23.25 (+1.0). She swept the state 3A sprint titles her last three seasons.\u00a0 She has a personal-best 100m time of 11.37 (+0.9) which she ran to place second at the 2017 New Balance Nationals. Her time was the sixth-fastest high school time in the country. She set a 200m PR of 23.21 (+1.6) at the Bob Hayes Invitational on March 18.. her time tied for the second-fastest by a high school woman in 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n

PERSONAL: Terry was born on January 24, 1999 to Antwan Terry and Crystal Kingcade\u2026She has four siblings\u2026She currently is majoring in Communications at USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism\u2026Her favorite movie is Set It Off\u2026Her sports hero is Carmelita Jeter\u2026She lists shrimp as her favorite food\u2026Someday would like to travel to Bora Bora\u2026Hopes to run professionally or become a sports broadcaster after graduation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

CAREER BESTS:\u00a0\u00a0 100m – 11.37\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0200m – 23.21 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>
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