THREE JAMAICANS, Jevaughn Powell, Deandre Watkin and Sean Bailey, will make their Olympic Games debut in the 400 meters when the olympic style sports occasions start on August 1.
Jamaica had a rich early history in this occasion at the Games. Jamaica’s Arthur Wint won gold at the 1948 Olympic Games in London and after four years in Helsinki, George Rhoden gave the island consecutive bosses. On the two events, Spice McKenley, another renowned Jamaican olympic style sports star, took silver. In 1952, Jamaica additionally won the 4×400 meters gold decoration. The individuals from the brilliant group of four were Wint, Les Laing, McKenley and Rhoden.
The three Jamaicans at the current year’s Games will be unable to rehash the heroics of Wint and company. As a matter of fact, getting to the last will be troublesome, as not a single one of them is positioned in the main 20 in the occasion this season. Watkin, with an individual best of 44.48 seconds in bringing home at the public titles, is the most noteworthy positioned among the Jamaicans, where Powell has a season’s best of 44.54 and Bailey, a best of 44.60.
At the Tokyo Olympics, Jamaica’s best presentation came from Christopher Taylor, who was a finalist in the occasion. He timed an individual best of 44.79 to complete 6th in the last, which was won by Steven Gardiner of The Bahamas.
Extraordinary England’s Matthew Hudson-Smith, with a best of 43.74, and Quincy Lobby of the US, with 43.80, are the main competitors to have gone sub-44 seconds in the occasion in front of the Olympics, and both look very much set to battle out the completion. In any case, they ought to be careful about any semblance of Vernon Norwood of the US and Botswana’s Bayopo Ndori, who both have season’s best of 44.10.
The Jamaicans will trust basically get to the elimination rounds yet they will each need to deliver something remarkable to get to the main eight. With no 4x400m obligation to ponder, they can invest all their energy in the singular occasion.
Hudson-Smith, who completed second to shock victor Antonio Watson of Jamaica finally year’s Budapest Big showdowns, ought to now go as far as possible and mine gold in this occasion.
1. Matthew Hudson-Smith (Extraordinary England)
2. Quincy Lobby (USA)
3. Vernon Norwood (USA)BRE
