South American U20 athletics Championships 2023: Newton claims gold in 200m final
Guyana’s Ezekiel Newton has claimed gold in the Boys 200m final at the South American Under-20 Track and Field Championships in Colombia with a time of 20.96s. Colombia’s Enoc Romero (21.04s) and Argentina’s Tomas Mondino (21.16s) finished the race in respective second and third positions.
When Newton stormed to victory in this 200m event, his golden win brought him his second medal of the event and Guyana’s fourth overall. He had earlier won bronze in the 100m event, while Tianna Springer claimed gold in the 400m and bronze in the 200m events.
Ezekiel Newton claimed gold for Guyana in the U20 SA 200m event in Colombia
Newton’s time of 20.96s in this event is the 29th fastest time in the world this season for the U-20 category.
Newton has also become the second Guyanese to win gold in the 200m at this event since it started in 1959. Dax Danns was the first Guyanese to do so, when in 2007 he registered a time of 21.27s in São Paulo, Brazil.
In the space of approximately eight months, Newton has earned U18 South American 200m silver and U20 South American 200m gold.
At each of his outings overseas, including the CARIFTA Games, Newton has lowered his ‘PB’ time in the 100m and 200m. When his
dominance at the Inter-Guiana Games and the National Schools Championships are factored in, Newton is enjoying a sensational season.
