Shanoya Douglas wins bronze in 200m at World U-20 Champs
LIMA, Peru— Shanoya Douglas placed third in the women’s 200m, running 23.10 seconds (0.0m/s) on Friday at the World Athletics Under- 20 Championships in Lima, Peru.
Jamaica has won three medals so far, including two gold medals from Alana Reid in the women’s 100m and Kerrica Hill in the 100m hurdles. The country now sits ninth in the medals table.
The 16-year-old Douglas battled bravely for her bronze, as 100m silver medallist and Olympic Games semi-finalist Adaejah Hodge of the British Virgin Islands took the gold in 22.74 seconds ahead of Australia’s Torrie Lewis, who ran a personal best 22.88 seconds.
As she did in the semi-finals, Douglas had to get medical attention right after the race.
She said while she was hoping for more, “I have to be grateful because I could have finished fourth and not get a medal so I am grateful for the third I had.”
-Paul A Reid
