Nugent strikes 100m hurdles gold for Jamaica, Vascianna takes silver in men's event
The event itself was filled with on-track carnage as Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji, who was stride for stride with Nugent early on, clipped the fourth hurdle before crashing into the fifth.
The accident put off Poland’s Weronika Barcz who was also out of the race after hitting the fifth hurdle and perhaps also Slovakia’s Viktória Forster who failed to navigate the seventh obstacle.
Nugent, however, held her nerve to finish comfortably ahead of the field, stopping the clock at 12.95. Estonia’s Anna Millend was second in 13.45 with Hungary's Anna Tóth third in 13.58.
In the men’s equivalent, Vashaun Vascianna hit the second to last hurdle but still managed to make his way onto the medal podium after finishing second behind France’s Sasha Zhoya. The Frenchman clocked a world U-20 record 12.72 over the distance, with the Jamaican trailing behind in a personal best 13.25. Poland’s Jakub Szymański also clocked a personal best, 13.43, to secure the bronze medal.
In the women’s 200m the Jamaicans missed out on the medal spots after Briana Lyston, who crossed the line fourth, was disqualified. The other Jamaican in the event, Aalliyah Francis finished 7th in 23.96. The event was won by Namibia’s Christine Mboma, in a championship record 21.84, with her compatriot Beatrice Masilingi second in 22.18, Nigeria’s Favour Ofili was third in 22.23.