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TT sprinters bow out; Bovell III in 50 free final

It was another disappointing day for TT on day five of the Commonwealth Games currently being held in Glasgow, Scotland.

Yesterday, TT sprinters found it hard to secure a place in the final of their respected events.

It was all downhill for the TT women with Kamaria Durant and Kai Selvon failing to book their spots in the women’s 100m final after placing eighth and sixth respectively in their semi-finals in 11.70 and 11.59 respectively.

Meanwhile, Keston Bledman had to settle for third place in his men’s 100m semi-final race after crossing the finish line in a disappointing 10.24.

National 100m champion Richard Thompson also failed to book a lane in yesterday’s finals, coming third in 10.19. Both athletes were unable to advance as the fastest loser.

Ace local swimmer George Bovell III had a good day though, placing third behind England’s Benjamin Proud (21.76) seconds and Australian Cameron McEvoy (21.94) in the semi-final of the men’s 50m freestyle. He touch the wall in 22.22 seconds, securing a spot in today’s finals.

TT veteran shooter Roger Daniel placed seventh in the 50m Pistol Men’s Finals with 90.5 points. Meanwhile Norris Gomez (244-19v) and Micheal Perez (242-12v) finished 28th and 29th respectively in the Men’s Queen’s prize final. Marlon Moses failed to make it pass the Men’s Rifle Prone qualifying round with 599.5 points.

Triple Jumper Ayanna Alexander made it to the final of her event after finishing second in her qualifying group with her biggest leap being 13.78m.

In the women’s 400m event, Shawna Fermin was a distant seventh in her semi-final in 53.83. Fermin’s compatriot Dominique Williams shared the same fate, eighth in her semi-final in 54.63.

In the male equivalent, Jarrin Solomon progressed to the semi-final round, striding to the line in 45.69 seconds, ahead of Guyana’s Winston George 46.25 and Akheem Gauntlett 46.31 of Jamaica. Renny Quow also qualified for the semi-final round, winning his heat in 45.85 while beating Steven Solomon of Australia (45.86) and South African Wayde Van Niekerk (46.87). Lalonde Gordon finished second in his heat in 45.84 behind Martyn Rooney of England (45.57), Saviour Kombe of Zambia was third in (46.41).

In the Women’s Preliminary hockey match, TT lost to India 14-0.

The TT Netball team was defeated 69-34 by Australia in Pool B action. Today they play England at 4.30 am.

Also today, TT’s Mikel Thomas will be in heat one of the men’s 110m hurdles looking for a spot in the semi-finals along with Durell Busby and Wayne Davis who are in heat two and three respectively. In the women’s 100m hurdles prelims, TT will be represented by Josanne Lucas in heat one and Jeneil Bellille in heat three.

Kendis Ballard will get his first taste of competition in the men’s 800m heat two while Jamaal James is in heat four.

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