SHORT AGAIN

CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR will still have to wait to see if he can book a flight to next Month’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, after he finished behind Bryan Levell in the 200 metres at the Maniak Wieslawa Memorial in Szczecin, Poland, a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meet, yesterday.

Levell, who recently ran a personal-best 9.82 seconds to win a meet in Austria, becoming the second-fastest Jamaican man in the 100m this season, was an easy winner in the half-lap event yesterday, clocking 20.26 seconds (+1.1 mps wind).

Taylor, who was hoping to hit the qualification mark of 20.16 for next month’s Tokyo World Championships, finished second in 20.35, while Kadrian Goldson completed the Jamaican sweep, taking third in 20.44. Odaine McPherson ended sixth overall in 20.84 seconds.

Ryiem Forde, who finished fourth in the men’s 100m at the National Senior Championships, was also a winner yesterday.

Forde stopped the clock at 10.07 seconds (+1.0 mps wind), with Goldson second in 10.10. Folawuyo Olaoge of Nigeria was third in 10.23.

FALSE START

McPherson’s bid to make it four wins in a row in Europe in the event came to a halt after he was disqualified for a false start.

Delano Kennedy and Jevaughn Powell will have to wait a bit longer in their bids to hit the automatic qualification standard for Tokyo in the men’s 400 metres after average performances in the event yesterday.

Powell had to settle for second in 45.63 seconds, while Kennedy could only manage fifth in 45.90. Reece Holder of Australia was an easy winner in 44.78.

Candice McLeod did not have a good day yesterday either, finishing down the track in fifth in the women’s 400 metres, clocking 52.76 seconds.

Leni Shida of Uganda won the event in 52.16, ahead of Sibiri Sita of Burkina Faso, who was second in 52.49.