World youth champion Dexter
Lee upstaged his older and favoured opponents to capture the boys' 100 meters
and Jamaica's first gold
medal at the 12th World Junior Athletic Championships in Bydgoszcz
(Bidgosts), Poland.
Running into a strong headwind, Lee clocked 10.40 seconds to withstand a late charge from South African Wilhelm van der Vyver, 10.42.
Race favourite American Terrel Wilks was third in 10.45 seconds and national junior record holder Yohan Blake fourth in 10.51 seconds in the slowest ever boys' 100 meter final at the championships.
American Jeneba Termoh took the girls equivalent in 11.37.
Tarik Batchelor could only muster a best of 7.02 meters to finish 11th in the long jump.
Earlier Latoya McDermott posted her season's best of 54.15 for fifth in semi-final one of the girls 400 meters but failed to advance to the final.
Nikita Tracey posted a personal best of 57.58 seconds and
Shana-Gaye Tracey 58.95 seconds, both advanced to the semi-finals of the girls' 400 meter hurdles.
Andre Peart did not report for the start of his heat in the boys' equivalent.
Running into a strong headwind, Lee clocked 10.40 seconds to withstand a late charge from South African Wilhelm van der Vyver, 10.42.
Race favourite American Terrel Wilks was third in 10.45 seconds and national junior record holder Yohan Blake fourth in 10.51 seconds in the slowest ever boys' 100 meter final at the championships.
American Jeneba Termoh took the girls equivalent in 11.37.
Tarik Batchelor could only muster a best of 7.02 meters to finish 11th in the long jump.
Earlier Latoya McDermott posted her season's best of 54.15 for fifth in semi-final one of the girls 400 meters but failed to advance to the final.
Nikita Tracey posted a personal best of 57.58 seconds and
Shana-Gaye Tracey 58.95 seconds, both advanced to the semi-finals of the girls' 400 meter hurdles.
Andre Peart did not report for the start of his heat in the boys' equivalent.
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