MONCTON, Canada, July 21, 2010 - Jamaica's Dexter Lee won the men's 100m at the Word Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada on Wednesday evening.
His winning time of 10.21s beats Trinidad and Tobago's Darrell Brown 2002 championship record. Charles Silmon of the USA was second in 10.23 and France's Jimmy Vicaut took the bronze in 10.28.
Earlier, Grenada's Kirani James stormed into Thursday's final of the men's 400m with the second fastest qualifying time in the Semi-Finals.
James won heat 2 of three heats in 46.27, with only Marcell Deak Nagy of Hungary, who won heat 1 in 46.23, running a faster qualifying time.
The first two of each heat plus the two fastest times qualified for the final.
The lanky Grenadian quarter-miler will be the only Caribbean competitor in the championship race.
"I wanted to run faster than yesterday. I was able to use my strength to run through the finish line," James told reporters in the mixed zone.
"I knew where I was on the track. I simply wanted to run, win and qualify," he said.
But this will be Grenada's only chance of a medal at the Championships since Kanika Beckles failed to move to the semi-finals in the women's category of the 400m.
Beckles was seventh in heat 4 in a disappointed 58.95.
The CARIFTA Games' bronze medallist complained of tightness in her leg.
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