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Horsford Betters U-18 Javelin Record

Tyriq Horsford and Khalifa St Fort were in dominant mood on the second and final day of the Carifta trials, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, yesterday.

Horsford improved on his Trinidad and Tobago boys' under-18 javelin record, the 16-year-old thrower landing the spear 71.52 metres— well past the 59.00m Carifta standard. The massive third round effort was 79 centimetres better than the 70.73m throw that had earned Horsford Carifta gold, the Games record and the national record, in St Kitts and Nevis last year.

St Fort won the girls' under-20 200 metres final in 23.64 seconds to complete the sprint double. A powerful display on the straight dispelled any thoughts of a challenge to the 2015 World Youth Championship 100m silver medallist.

St Fort's clocking was well inside the 24-flat Carifta qualifying standard and almost a second faster than second-placed Renee Stoddard's 24.59. After the race, the IAAF World Championship 4x100m bronze medallist flashed her broad smile and waved to the crowd.

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