VCB shrugs off Jeter, advances to 200m final
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Veronica Campbell Brown shrugged of a challenge from Camelita Jeter taking first place in the 200m semi finals today.
VCB clocked 23.32 while Jeter finished in 23.39.
France’s Myriam Soumare was third in 22.56.
A pleased Campbell-Brown spoke with reporters after the race, “I am happy. I think I executed a decent race. I’ll remain confident and try to put it together. It will be an extremely good event. My intention is to stay focused and to run my heart out.”
The Bahamas’ world junior champion Anthonique Strachan finished fourth in 22.62.
Rank
Lane
Athlete
Reac. T
Time
Record
1
8
CAMPBELL-BROWN Veronica
0.173
22.32
Q
SB
2
6
JETER Carmelita
0.181
22.39
Q
3
3
SOUMARE Myriam
0.14
22.56
SB
4
5
RYEMYEN Mariya
0.187
22.62
5
4
STRACHAN Anthonique
0.175
22.82
6
2
LALOVA Ivet
0.146
22.98
SB
7
7
ADEOYE Margaret
0.192
23.28
8
1
PETER Allison
0.204
23.35
