Source: www.trinidadexpress.com
By: Kwame Laurence
Michelle-Lee Ahye will bid for honours in the women's 100 metres dash, at the Pan American Junior (under-20) Track and Field Championships, in Florida, USA, today.
The 19-year-old Trinidad and Tobago sprinter is among the favourites for gold. Bahamian Anthonique Strachan is also a contender for the top spot.
At the Carifta Games, in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in April, Strachan triumphed in 11.38 seconds, forcing Ahye to settle for silver in 11.44.
Jenna Prandini and Keilah Tyson are expected to fly the United States flag in the Pan Am Juniors women's century.
T&T will be represented by Jamol James in the men's 100m.
Khristian Joseph was also selected for this event, but had to be withdrawn from the T&T team after being denied a US visa.
Keshorn Walcott has also been forced out of the Championships. Walcott, a potential medallist in the men's javelin, does not have a valid US visa and therefore could not make the trip to Florida.
Deon Lendore and Machel Cedenio will be on show for T&T in today's men's 400m event.
Lendore was part of the T&T quartet that clocked an impressive three minutes, 01.65 seconds in finishing second in the men's 4x400m relay, at last weekend's Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Senior Track and Field Championships, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
And a fortnight ago, Cedenio clocked a personal best 46.89 seconds to cop fourth spot in the men's 400m, at the World Youth (under-18) Championships, in Lille, France.
Moriba Morain and Jereem Richards will be in action tomorrow, in the men's 200m, while Elton Walcott competes in the men's triple jump, and Shaunna Downey in the women's discus.
And on Sunday, Akeem Stewart and Hezekiel Romeo throw in the men's shot put, Kernesha Spann faces the starter in the women's 400m hurdles, and T&T will bid for a top-three finish in the men's 4x400m relay.