Gibson Relays 2008 Results and Highlights
Defending Inter-Secondary boys champions Calabar High gave St Jago High’s crack sprint quartet a huge scare before losing in the final strides in an exciting end to the Gibson Relays Class One 4×100 metres relay at the National Stadium yesterday.
Led by the outstanding World Youth Championships 200 metres gold medallist Ramone McKenzie on the second leg, Calabar dominated for the first 300m and it took a devastating run from national junior 100m record holder Yohan Blake on the final leg to earn victory for St Jago ahead of Calabar’s anchorman Oshane Bailey. St Jago crossed the line in 40.29 with Calabar second in 40.81 and Jamaica College third in 40.81.
One record was broken up to press time at yesterday’s 32nd staging of the Gibson Relays at the National Stadium in Kingston on a day of thrills and spills.
Run under windy and unusually cool conditions for most of the day, a fair sized crowd witnessed the highs and lows, celebrations from winners and the heartbreak of a Jamaica College team that looked set to take the High School boys’ 4×800m.
Jamaica’s College’s Earl Lee was leading the field by about 15 metres with a lap to go when he was tripped by the anchor leg runner from Edith Dalton James High, who was about to be passed.
Tempers flared near the finish line following the race as the two teams had to be separated.
The fall took everything out of Lee, who faded to the back of the field as Calabar went on to win in 7:42.93 seconds ahead of Holmwood Technical and Vere Technical.
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Rabalac ago tek it to them again. Wish they had school for girls cause i surely would attend. lol
Jus wanna wish them all the best,,,,,,nothing is possible without the big man. (JESUS) Once you have him everything is ok!
Calabar is really rocking the field just continue to do your best and i wish you all the best…lol
peace out.