Athletics: Special Events Two competition-Vinda shatters 150m boy record |18 February 2009
Running in lane two of heat two of the 150 metres, Spartan’s Vinda touched the tape in
His time of 17.4 seconds is a new boys’ (under-16) hand-timing record, replacing the previous best of 18.0 seconds belonging to Christopher Laurencine and set on February 28, 2004.
Son of former sprinter François Vinda, Marius Vinda got colt (under-14) records in the150m in 18.67 seconds then 18.08 seconds, 100m in 11.6 seconds, long jump with 5.69m then 6.20m, and 200m in 24.8 seconds last year.
Senior male sprinter Danny D’Souza shattered the first track record this year with a powerful display in the Special Events One competition on Saturday January 24. He blew by his five opponents – Leeroy Henriette, Carlos Marianne, Yannick Vidot, Travis Monthy and Carlos Ernesta – with ease and was all on his own as he powered to the finish line of the 60m sprint in a new Seychelles senior electronic time of 6.93 seconds. His time was five hundredths of a second faster than the previous best of 6.98 seconds clocked by Nelson Lucas on March 3, 2000.
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The complete results
60m female
1. Alice Khan – junior, River Star 7.8 seconds
2. Matty Molta – youth, Top Racers 8.4 seconds
3. Melina Crispin – youth, Top Racers 8.4 seconds
4. Virginie Hoareau – girl, Belonie Star 8.9 seconds
60m male
1. Danny D’Souza - senior, Aga Sonix 6.9 seconds
2. Andrew Barbé – junior, Aga Sonix 7.3 seconds
3. Mervin Loizeau – senior, Aga Sonix 7.6 seconds
4. Dylan Nalletamby – boy, River Star 7.6 seconds
5. Adrien Fabien – boy, Belonie Star 8.1 seconds
6. Yannick Vidot – youth, River Star 8.3 seconds
7. Jean-Yves Ernesta – boy, River Star 8.4 seconds
8. Ricardo Suzette – junior, Aga Sonix 8.7 seconds
9. Travis Monthy – junior, East Coast 8.7 seconds
10. Jean-Michel Vidot – colt, Belonie Star 8.8 seconds
11. Ryan Hétimier – colt, PLS Track and Field 10.1 seconds
150m female
1. Alice Khan – junior, River Star 19.0 seconds
2. Matty Molta – youth, Top Racer 20.7 seconds
3. Hildrey Sinon – girl, Top Racer 21.8 seconds
4. Aicha Cushion – girl, Top Racer 22.4 seconds
5. Veronique Labrosse – youth, Top Racer 23.4 seconds
150m male
1. Danny D’Souza – senior, Aga Sonix 16.1 seconds
2. Leeroy Henriette – junior, River Star 16.6 seconds
3. Travis Hardy – senior, Fast Track 16.6 seconds
4. Carlos Marianne – youth, River Star 17.2 seconds
5. Ricard Suzette – junior, Aga Sonix 17.4 seconds
6. Marius Vinda – boy, Spartan 17.4 seconds
7. Yannick Vidot – youth, River Star 17.6 seconds
8. Travis Monthy – junior, East Coast 18.1 seconds
9. Andrix Jean – boy, Top Racer 19.7 seconds
200m hurdles male
1. Alex Confait – youth, East Coast 31.5 seconds
600m female
1. Stephanie Augustin – junior, Spartan 1:56.9
2. Marie-Antoinette Robert – youth, Spartan 1:57.2
3. Petra Jean – youth, River Star 2:10.4
600m male
1. Keddy Moustache – youth, Top Racer 1:33.9
2. Ryan Benstrong – boy, Top Racer 1:36.0
Long jump male
1. Jude Sidonie – senior, Aga Sonix 7.18m
2. Andrew Barbé – junior, Aga Sonix 6.84m
3. Andrix Jean – boy, Top Racer 4.14m
4. Ryan Hétimier – colt, PLS Track & Field 3.25m
Long jump female
1. Melina Crispin – youth, Top Racer 4.54m
2. Aicha Cushion - girl, Top Racer 3.78m
3. Natasha Bonne – girl, Top Racer 3.58m
Triple jump male
1. Renny Bijoux – senior, Aga Sonix 14.34m
2. Brad Uzice – junior, PLS Track & Field 13.32m
High jump female
1. Lissa Labiche – youth, Fast Track 1.60m
High jump male
1. William Woodcock – senior, Home Boyz 2.05m
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