Field athlete Geraldine George and sprinter Rondell Paul were the only athletes in action on the third day of the World Masters Athletics (WMA) World Masters Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, yesterday, both neither reached the podium in their respective events.
George, who picked up T&T’s first medal at the Games a bronze in the women’s 50-54 age group javelin final, threw a season’s best 12.48 metres but the former World champion was only good enough for fifth place in the shot put event, yesterday.
Winning gold was USA’s Paula Williams (13.96 SB), with German Sonja Rommert (13.65 SB) copping silver with another American Crystal Muse (13.20) taking the bronze.
On the track, Paul, running in lane eight, crossed sixth in the men’s 35-39 100m dash with a time of 11.12. Earlier, the T&T athlete clocked 11.05 to place fourth in semifinal heat two to advance with the seventh fastest time to the medal race. Charles Jackson of the USA won with 10.91, followed by Frenchman Florent Ribet with 10.92 and Ibrahim Makonjo of Kenya with 10.97.
No T&T athlete will be in action today but four will be on the fifth day, tomorrow on the field. Three will be competing in the women’s discus event.
Gwendolyn Smith, a former World champion, Suzan Garcia and Noelyn Toby-Davis are listed to compete in the women’s 60-64 discus final from 2.50 pm (T&T time)
Joyce Thomas, another former World champion, will open her campaign in the women’s 75-79 shot put final. She will have the chance to win T&T’s third medal at the championships, starting at 8.35 am (T&T time).
The other medal was won by Smith on day one of the Games, on Tuesday, a silver in the women’s 60-64 shot put.
On Sunday, the sprinters will take the track again hoping to earn a spot on the podium in the 200m dash.
They are Paul (M35-39), Murrien Mitchell (M45-49), and Martin Prime and Raymond Smith, both in the men’s 60-64 division. On Wednesday, Mitchell reached the final of the 100m, crossing the line in a season-best 11.74 but placed seventh. Prime reached as far as the semifinals in the men’s 60-64 division, placing fifth and 11th overall in semifinal heat two with 12.96. Smith did not progress out of the M60 preliminary heats after he placed fourth with 13.97 to finish 36th overall.
Cheryl Andrews-Reyes will be the lone field athlete competing that day in the women’s 65 hammer throw final at 2.50 pm (T&T time). It will be the second event at the Games for Anrews-Reyes, who enters with a season’s best 20.12m.
She finished ninth with her best mark, measuring 7.24m in the W65 shot put final.
