Sunday A.M. Summaries from the 2014 Youth Olympics (Johnson bronze)
2014 Youth Olympic Games – Day 5 – Morning
Photos by Joy Kamani (top to bottom, left to right): Brandee Johnson' finishing her bronze run in the 200 and wearing the flag; 3) USA long jump legend Dwight Phillips was the presenter of medals in that event.
Girls 200m
Brandee Johnson (Nansemond River, Suffolk, VA) ran a strong race to get the second U.S. medal in these games. She finished third in 24.28(+0.7w). The winner was Natalliah Whyte of Jamaica at 23.55.
Girls High Jump “B”
Four girls cleared 5-8 in the rain, including American Janae Moffitt (Oak Hill, Converse, IN). Moffitt and Julija Tarvide of Latvia both had clean records at that point and when everyone missed at 5-9.25, it was those two for a jump-off. Both missed again at 5-9.25, then missed at 5-8. Then Tarvide made 5-7.75 while Moffitt missed to get the win.
Boys 1500m
Favorite Gilbert Soet (Kenya) led wire to wire, setting a 4-second PB and winning in 3:41.99. He dragged the field with him as the first seven runners got PBs. Soet’s splits were 58.58, 1:58.36 and 2:58.81. His time is the equivalent of about a 4-minute mile. Mulugeta Uma of Ethiopia, the youngest athlete in the field, was second in 3:45.08.
Boys Long Jump
Anatoliy Ryalpolov gave Russia their second gold with a winning jump of 24-9. Obrien Wasome of Jamaica was second in a personal best 24-5, and Peifeng Zhong of China gave his country the medal lead of five with his 3rd place jump of 24-2.25.
Boys Hammer “B”
Kenneth Brinson (Marist, Atlanta, GA) finished 6th with a throw of 195-3. The winner was Tiziana Di Blasio of Italy with a throw of 228-3.
