Last Updated on July 22, 2024, 7:39 AM AST by Anthony Morris
St. Kitts and Nevis: St. Kitts and Nevis student Jaylen David Bennett has qualified for the U-20 World Championship. The championship is scheduled to take place from August 26 to 31, 2024 and will be held in Peru.
The young Kittian secured his position in the world championship by winning 2024 UAGTCA’s Ron Jackson Youth Invitational. He won the Boys 400m in mere 47.43 seconds.
Jaylen Bennet will be joining T’anna Liburd in the team for the U20 World Junior Championship as she qualified earlier in 200m and 400m this year.
Jaylen is a multi-sport athlete and has gained well-deserved appreciation in field. He is also a member of the Phillips Exeter Academy and has participated in several games.
He has qualified for the U17 Boys 400m, U17 Boys 200 category of the 2023 CARIFTA Games last year. Bennet also competed in the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic, indoor track meet on January 20, 2023.
In the athletic meet, he finished his 400m race in 48.62 seconds and become the first athlete to score fastest 10th grade time in high school and 16th overall in the United States.
Additionally, he also finished his run in 22.05 second in200m race, scoring new record and becoming second fastest 200m time for 10th grade in the United States. The personal best time for Bennett has been 7.12 seconds in 60m category which has been followed by a 400m led on the distance medley relay.
Last year, Jaylen Bennett won the silver medal for St Kitts and Nevis in the CARIFA Games in the U17 400m. This year, he qualified for the finals of the 400m in the U19 in CARIFTA Games which were held in Grenada in March.
Notably, Mertizer Williams became the first athlete from St Kitts and Nevis to win medal in the U20 World Junior Championship.
Now, the qualifying process is under progress in St Kitts and Nevis as two athletes have been selected for the championship.
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