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McLeod shines in Atlanta
May 19, 2025
Olympian Carey McLeod was the only Jamaican winner at Saturday's Adidas Atlanta Games, capturing the men's long jump event with a distance of 8.33 metres.
McLeod's winning mark came on his fourth attempt, making him the second best Jamaican in the event this season, behind Tajay Gayle's 8.34m.
Mattia Furlan of Italy placed second with 8.28m, while Guyanese Emmanuel Archibald, who trains in Jamaica, finished third with a personal best of 8.22m. Another Jamaican, Nikaoli Williams, also recorded a personal best, 8.13m, for fourth place.
On a very windy afternoon, Ashanti Moore, Deandre Daley, and Orlando Bennett had the best finishes among Jamaicans on the track, each securing third place in their respective events.
Moore clocked 16.50 seconds in the women's rarely contested 150 metres. Nigeria's Favour Ofili won the event in 15.85 ahead of the United States' Tamari Davis, who clocked 16.14.
Daley ran 10.12 seconds in the men's 100m, where South Africa's Akani Simbine continued his impressive season by winning in 9.86, followed by Nigeria's Udodi Onwuzurike in 10.05.
Jamaica's Kadrian Goldson was disqualified for a false start, and Oblique Seville failed to reach the final after finishing third in his heat in 10.53.
Seville, who led for most of the race, slowed in the final 20 metres, apparently suffering from an injury.
Bennett clocked 13.55 in the men's 110m hurdles, with the United States' Trey Cunningham taking the win in 13.16.
Fresh off his anchor leg on Jamaica's silver medal-winning 4x100m mixed relay team at the recent World Relays in China, Bryan Levell had the next best placement for Jamaica with a fourth-place finish in the men's 200m, clocking a wind-aided 20.06.
Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes won in 19.55 seconds. Demish Gaye (20.54) and Jevaughn Powell (20.69) finished sixth and seventh, respectively. All times were wind-aided.
Megan Tapper had a fifth-place finish in the women's 100m hurdles, clocking 12.93. The United States dominated the event, with Keni Harrison winning in 12.30, followed by Tia Jones and Grace Stark, both clocking 12.36. The wind reading was just over the legal limit at 2.1 metres per second.
Jamaica's Ackera Nugent failed to advance to the finals, finishing third in her heat in 12.60.
In a thrilling women's 100m final dominated by the United States, Cambrea Sturgis won in 10.98 -- the same time given to second-place finisher McKenzie Long. Celera Barnes finished third in 11.01.
