by Michael Bascombe
NEW DELHI, India, October 7, 2010 – There were mixed results for Grenada at the Commonwealth Games here as competitors exited with disappointing results on Thursday.
Decathlete Kurt Felix completed day one of the gruelling 10-event decathlon with 3,857 points and in 9th position among the 14 competitors.
Felix’ best performance thus far came in the high jump when he finished third in his group in the high jump event after clearing 2.08m and picking up 878 points. He also picked up 833 points in the long jump after finishing 5th with 7.08m. He was 6th in the 100m in 11.50 seconds; 4th in the 400m in 50.71 seconds and 13th in the shot put with 12.08m after only two successful throws.
Felix will attempt to move into the top tier of the competition on the final day on Friday as he competes in the 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1,500m.
Trish Bartholomew was eliminated in the women’s 400m semi-final with another below par performance. She was 6th in 54.15 seconds as Aliann Pompey of Guyana (51.79) and Christine Amertil of the Bahamas (51.94) advanced as the Caribbean’s two finalists.
In swimming, Nicholas Coard finished 8th in heat two of the 100m backstroke in 1:03.22. Coard and Esau Simpson will compete in the 50m freestyle on Friday, their final events on the schedule.
Still to compete in track and field are Patricia Sylvester in the women’s long on Saturday; Allison George in the women’s 200m also on Saturday and Randy Lewis begins his campaign in the men’s triple jump on Monday.
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