World U20 Championships: Clarke falls short in semis, after thrilling first-round win

Another Guyanese athlete ran their way into the semifinal stage at the World Under-20 Athletics Championships on Thursday afternoon in Lima, Peru, but unfortunately luck was not on this athlete’s side, and he missed out in the semifinal.
After falling short in the 100M event, Jackson Clarke rebounded with a dominant performance in the men’s 200M Heats, clocking 21.37s to win Heat 2 and secure an automatic qualifying spot in the semifinals.
However, in Heat 1 of the semifinals, Clarke found himself facing off with Australian Track sensation Gout Gout. While Gout won the semifinal race in 21.07s, Clarke finished 7th in 21.88s, thus missing out on a chance to progress to the final.
In the Women’s version of the event, Athaleyha Hinckson and Nalicia Glen represented Guyana on the track. Glen was first up in Heat 2 of the 200M event, but unfortunately finished 7th with a time of 25.20s. Jamaica’s Shanoya Douglas topped the heat in 23.51s.
Then, in Heat 3, Athaleyha Hinckson stopped the clock in 23.49s for fifth place in the race, but neither her time nor Glen’s was enough to enable a move on to the semifinal stage. That heat was won by British Virgin Islands’ Adaejah Hodge in 23.19s.