Trinidad and Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott finished 10th in the men’s javelin, at the Bislett Games IAAF Diamond League meet, in Oslo, Norway, yesterday. The reigning Olympic champion threw the spear 77.03 metres.
Vítezslav Veselý, of the Czech Republic, topped the field with an 85.96m effort, beating Finland’s Tero Pitkämäki (84.74m) and Germany’s Thomas Röhler (82.83m) into second and third, respectively. Two-time Olympic champion, Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen (80.99m) finished sixth.
On Tuesday, at the New York Road Runners Club Speed Series meet, in the United States, T&T’s Jamaal James bagged bronze in the men’s 800 metres event in one minute, 48.16 seconds--his fastest time this season. American Brian Gagnon struck gold with a 1:47.36 run, while silver went to Ghana’s Selasi Lumax (1:48.07).
Also on Tuesday, Aleesha Barber earned bronze at the Toronto International Track & Field Games, in Canada. The T&T athlete finished third in the women’s 100m hurdles, getting to the line in 13.26 seconds.
Canada’s Jessica Zelinka emerged victorious with a 13.06 run, beating American Cassandra Lloyd (13.19) into second spot.