Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Grenada exits Pan American Games


Joel Redhead

Guadalajara, Mexico, October 26, 2011 - Grenada's Joel Redhead missed out on a qualifying spot in the Men’s 200m at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico on Wednesday.
Redhead’s 21.60 seconds has been the fifth fastest among the non-automatic qualifiers and therefore was eliminated from the event.
In the Men’s 400m, Nery  Brenes of Costa Rica won in a personal best of 44.65 seconds, followed by Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic (44.71) and Ramon Miller of the Bahamas (45.01).
The games record of 44.45 set by Ronald Ray of the United States in Mexico City in 1975 is still intact.
Previous Updates:

Tuesday October 25, 2011
He is expected to do an x-ray to determine how serious the injury to his shoulder is. He received some shots for the pain. An initial diagnosis indicated that he has some torn ligaments in the shoulder.

Tuesday October 25, 2011
Lerone Clarke of Jamaica won the men's 100m in 10.01 seconds at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico on Tuesday night. Clarke took advantage of a slight stumble on the blocks by Kittian Kim Collins who raced back to take the silver in 10.04 seconds. Emmanuel Callender of Trinidad & Tobago finished third in 10.16 seconds to ensure a Caribbean 1-2-3. On Monday, Collins set a new Games' record and season best of 10.00 seconds in the semi-finals.

Tuesday October 25, 2011
Grenada's two competitors in the 400m events in the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico failed to qualify for their respective finals. Kanika Beckles finished 7th in 56.43 seconds in the second of two semi-finals in the women's 400m. Colombia's Yenifer Padila (51.76) and Norma Gonzalez (52.67) took the top spots in both semi-finals.
Keron Toussaint was also eliminated in the men's 400m when he jogged the last 120m after suffering from a dislocated shoulder. Ramon Miller of the Bahamas (45.40) had the fastest time while Williams Collazo of Cuba (45.70) and Chris Brown of the Bahamas (45.92), also among qualifiers for the final.

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