Samantha Corridor and Fedrick Dacres, representing Jamaica, clinched bronze medals of their respective occasions throughout Monday’s motion on the Pan American Video games in Santiago, Chile. These medals complement the bronze gained by bicycle owner Dahlia Palmer within the keirin competitors final Wednesday, bringing Jamaica’s whole medal tally to 3.
Jamaica gained a file haul of 19 medals final outing.
Within the girls’s discus throw competitors, Samantha Corridor achieved a distance of 59.14 meters, securing the bronze. Her compatriot, Adrienne Adams, completed eighth with a throw of 55.55 meters. The occasion was gained by Brazil’s Izabela Rodrigues, who recorded a throw of 59.63 meters, whereas Andressa Oliveira, additionally from Brazil, claimed the silver with a throw of 59.25 meters.
Within the males’s discus throw, Dacres, the gold medalist from the 2019 version, earned the bronze with a throw of 61.25 meters. He completed behind Chile’s Lucas Nervi, who recorded 63.39 meters, and Mauricio Ortego of Colombia, with a throw of 61.86 meters. Dacres’ teammate, Kai Chang, completed eighth with a throw of 59.96 meters. The sphere occasions came about as a straight remaining.
100m sprinters fail to advance to remaining
Within the males’s 100m semi-finals, Jamaican athletes Odaine McPherson and Jevaughn Whyte completed fourth of their respective heats. McPherson clocked 10.37 seconds in warmth one, whereas Whyte recorded a time of 10.52 seconds in warmth two, each lacking out on advancing to the ultimate.
Amongst these advancing to the ultimate had been Jose Gonzalez of the Dominican Republic (10.30 secs), Guyana’s Emanuel Archibald (10.35 secs), Puerto Rico’s Diego Gonzalez (10.50 secs), and Cuba’s Shainer Rengifo (10.36 secs).
Within the girls’s 100m occasion, Jamaica’s Mickael Moodie completed seventh in warmth one with a time of 11.86 seconds, failing to qualify for the ultimate.
Nevertheless, Trinidad and Tobago’s Reyare Thomas (11.69 secs) and Michelle-Lee Ahye (11.64 secs), together with Cuba’s Yarima Garcia (11.65 secs) and Yunisheidy Garcia (11.53 secs), in addition to Guyana’s Jasmine Abrams (11.60 secs), superior to the ultimate.
The combined 4x400m relay remaining was gained by the Dominican Republic with a time of three:16.05 minutes.
