SPORTS SECTION E
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2025
Anthonique Strachan advances in the 200 By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net TOKYO, Japan — With the field of competitors she’s stacked against, Bahamian veteran sprinter Anthonique Strachan feels she’s in good company to make her presence felt at the 20th World Championships. Coming off her win at the North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships in Grand
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Bahama last month, Strachan opened her campaign at the Japan National Stadium on Thursday night with a season’s best of 22.57 seconds for second place in the fourth of six heats. The 32-year-old Strachan battled back from behind for a close second place at the line in 22.57 behind American Brittany Brown, the winner in 22.50 and they were joined by Daryll Neita of Great Britain, who got third in 33.59 as they cinched the three automatic spots for the semi-finals on Thursday. “I feel very good. I’m still working up to these games,” Strachan told the media during her post-race interview. “I sort of sacrificed and put all of my eggs in Tokyo, so I believe in fully betting on myself and being fully dedicated to myself. “So this year I’ve done that. With all of the struggles and everything, I stayed locked in and focused on these games.” Strachan, still looking for her first senior medal to go with her double 100/200m titles at the World Junior Championships in 2012, was ninth overall going into the semifinals on Thursday at 9:24pm (8:24 am EST). As the fourth member of the team to advance out of the first round, Strachan
have to run as close to my PB (personal best) as possible,” said Strsachan of her lifetime best of 22.15 she ran on May 28, 2023. “I believe a 22.1 should be more than safe to get
SPRINTER IAN KERR: ‘NOW I KNOW BETTER FOR NEXT YEAR’ By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
me into the final. But I am going to try to run that semifinal like a final because I was a little bit reserved today. “
TOKYO, Japan — Olympian Ian Kerr said he expected a little more in his appearance in the heats of the men’s 200 metres at the 20th World Championships. The 29-year-old, coming off his appearance at the Olympic Games last year in Paris, France, admitted that he didn’t execute and it cost him dearly in his debut at the championships. The Queen’s College graduate, who went to attend Western Texas College & Adams State University, struggled from behind coming off the curve and into the home stretch where he ended up seventh in the fourth of six heats in 20.92. “That’s on my part,” said Kerr about his slow start out of the blocks. “Now I know better for next year and what to work on and take it from there.” In May, Kerr was here to compete in an international meet at the Japan National Stadium, so he was quite aware of the surroundings. But it was his start that prevented him from advancing to the semifinals. “That’s one of the things I have to work on,” said Kerr, coming off an appearance at the Olympics last year in Paris, France. “I was able to pull myself out of the race, so that’s something
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BRITTANY BROWN, right, of the US, competes to win the 200 metres heat next to The Bahamas’ Anthonique Strachan at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) will run out of lane six in the first of three heats to secure one of the eight spots for the final on Friday at 10:22pm (9:22am EST). “I believe I have a season’s best again. I probably
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TEAM BAHAMAS’ PERFORMANCES SO FAR TOKYO, Japan — Here’s a look at how The Bahamas’ 15-member team fared so far at the 20th World Championships over the first two days of competition. Women’s 100m - Anthaya Charlton advanced to the semifinals with fifth in the heats in 11.18 seconds for 19th overall. She was sixth in heat two of the semifinals in 11.14 seconds for 14th overall. - Camille Rutherford fifth in heat four of the heats in 11.40 seconds for 35th overall.
Women’s 200m - Anthonique placed 2nd in her heat in a season’s best of 22.57 to advance to the semifinal. Women’s 100m hurdles - Devynne Charlton finished sixth in the final in a season’s best of 12.49 seconds. - Devynne Charlton advanced to the final with her third place finish in a season’s best of 12.51 seconds. - Devynne Charlton advanced to the semifinals with second place in heat six in 12.69 for ninth overall.
- Denisha Cartwright seventh in heat one in 13.50 for 40th overall. - Charisma Taylor sixth in heat four in 12.96 for 24th overall. Women’s 400m - Printassia Johnson placed sixth in her heat of the women’s 400m in 50.81 seconds. She ends up at number 17 in the world. - Printassia Johnson advanced to the semifinal with her 4th place in heat four in a personal best of 50.53 for 14th overall.
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- Javonya Valcourt seventh in heat three in the preliminaries in 52.00 for seventh place for 36th overall. Men’s 100m - Terrence Jones advanced to the semifinals with third in heat three in 10.16 for 19th overall. - Terrence Jones sixth in heat two of the semifinals in 10.10 for 16th overall. Men’s 200m - Ian Kerr finished seventh in the seventh heat in a time of 20.92 for 45th overall.
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