Smith clinches bronze in ISG 200M

…Abrams in 400M final today
Keliza Smith bagged the first medal for Guyana at the ongoing Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG) 2025, snatching bronze in the Women’s 100M with a well-timed dip on the line.

Smith advanced comfortably to Tuesday afternoon’s final at the Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, winning her heat to qualify automatically. She stopped the clock at 11.62s for first place in Heat 2.
In the final, the Guyanese sprinter crossed the line in 11.59s for third place, finishing behind Edidiong Odiong (11.17s) and Kolle Etame Tonjock (11.38s), who claimed gold and silver, respectively
Also on Tuesday, Aliyah Abrams secured her spot in the Women’s 400M final after finishing third in Heat 2 of the qualifying round. Abrams clocked 53.01s, behind Uganda’s Leni Shida (52.47s) and Morocco’s Houda Nouiri (52.72s).
However, a series of unfortunate results followed the Guyanese women’s dominance on the track.
In the Men’s 200M, Noelex Holder came up short in Heat 3, clocking 21.25s for fourth place. Unfortunately, his time was not enough to earn a non-automatic qualifying spot. The heat was won by Saudi Arabia’s Abdulaziz Atafi in 20.60s.
Revon Williams, competing in the Men’s 400M Heat 1, stopped the clock at 47.06s for fifth place. Uganda’s Haron Adoli won the heat in 46.03s.
The placement was the same for Simeon Adams in Heat 2 of the event, as he crossed the line in 48.25s for fifth place. Morocco’s Rachid M’hamdi won that heat in 45.53s.

Also coming up short was Robert Marcus, who featured in the Men’s 200M heat 1. Marcus stopped the clock at 21.93s for sixth place in the race. Oman’s Lai Anwar Balushi won the heat in 20.88s.
Earlier in the competition on Monday, Emanuel Archibald crossed the line fifth in the Men’s 100M final.
Archibald started well in qualification, clocking 10.56s for second place in Heat 3. Meanwhile, his countryman Akeem Stewart stopped the clock at 10.83s for fourth place in heat 4 as both Guyanese moved on to the semi-final round.
Unfortunately, Stewart’s campaign ended in Semi-Final One owing to a false start, while Archibald clocked 10.38s for fourth place in Semi-Final Two.
Moving on to the big race, the Guyanese finished fifth in 10.44s. Oman’s Ali Anwar Balushi claimed the gold medal with a 10.30s run.