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Parris advances to YOG ‘A’ final

Trinidad and Tobago hurdler Jeminise Parris will also run for a medal in the women’s 100 metres hurdles ‘A’ final on Saturday after she qualified with the fourth fastest time in yesterday’s prelims at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Nanjing, China.

At the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, the Memphis Pioneer athlete Parris posted a new PR of 13.62 to finish second in her heat and advance to the A final on Saturday. Her teammate Kashief King ran a 48.66 second clocking for the men’s 400m event, finishing third in his heat but not good enough for a spot in the A final. King will compete in the B final on Saturday.

At the Jinniu Lake yesterday, T&T sailor Abigail Affoo competed in three races, placing 29th, 30th and 15th, respectively.

Today, Chelsea James will launch her YOG campaign in the women’s shot putt while swimmer Johnnya Ferdinand will dive into action in the women’s 50m free.

And the beach volleyball pair of Chelsi Ward and Malika Davidson will look to book their spot in the next round of 24 with a win against Bolivia at the Youth Olympic Sports Park.

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