10.8 WARNING: Douglas primed for national record assault

Coach Garth Smythe says world under-20 200 metres bronze medallist Shanoya Douglas is capable of challenging the national junior record this season, and he has predicted that the talented sprinter could run as fast as 10.8 seconds in the 100 metres. Douglas, 18, continued her impressive form when she clocked a new personal best of 11.06 seconds to comfortably win the girls’ under-20 100m final at the Carifta Trials at the National Stadium last Friday. The performance marked a significant improvement on her previous best of 11.26.