Athletics: Special Events Final competition |26 February 2014

Lou-Toy, Azemia record breakers

After setting two new records the week before, Joanne Lou-Toy was at it again in last weekend’s Special Events Final competition at Stad Popiler where she improved the women’s senior 60m sprint record.

The old time of 7.4 seconds was set by Lou-Toy herself the previous weekend (February 14, 2014) and she improved it to 7.3 seconds on Saturday.

Ned Azemia, who set a new 600m youth record on February 14, 2014, again shattered a record, this time it was the 35.4-second 300m youth record held by Evans Flore since March 2000. The new record now stands at 34.9 seconds.

The overall top three athletes in each category and event were rewarded for their efforts at the end of the Special Events which athletes use to fine-tune their techniques before they line up for normal events that feature on the Seychelles Athletics Federation calendar.

Athletes compete in shorter distances in the Special Events competition.

Athina Freminot won the combined 60m under-16/youth female category, while Dyland Sicobo won it for the male. For the junior/senior category it was Joanne Lou-Toy who was the female winner, with Danny D’Souza winning for the male. Mohammed Harryba won the under16/youth 60m hurdles.

Rennie Mondon claimed the female 150m under-16/youth category, Joanne Lou-Toy picked up the prize for the female junior/senior and Neddy Marie for the male junior/senior.

Ned Azemia was the best in the 300m male under16/youth, with Travis Hardy winning for the male junior/senior.

For the field events, Nelson Dodin won the shot put male under16/youth category, with Dean William winning the junior/senior.

Athina Freminot finished first in the long jump female under16/youth, while Surera Charles won the junior/senior. Jean-Jacques Eulentin won the male under16/youth category long jump and Jude Sidonie won in the male junior/senior category.

The female high jump under 16/youth category was won by Samia Almaze, with Mohamed Harryba winning the male under-16/youth category, and Jude Sidonie was the junior/senior winner.

Below are the top three finishers of the Special Events Final:

60m hurdles men:  1. Mohamed Harryba (8.5 seconds), 2. Jean-Michel Vidot (8.7 seconds), 3. Steven Marie (13.3 seconds)

60m women heat 1:  1. Francesca Rose (8.9 seconds), 2. Stephanie Legras (9.6 seconds)

60m women heat 2:  1. Joanne Lou-Toy (7.3 seconds, New record), 2. Diane Nioze (7.9 seconds), 3. Surera Charles (8.2 seconds)

60m men heat 1:  1. Dyland Sicobo (6.8 seconds), 2. Danny D’Souza (7.2 seconds), 3. Jean-Eve Roseline (7.4 seconds)

60m men heat 2:  1. Stevio Legaie (7.4 seconds ), 2. Dean Nibourette (7.7 seconds ), 3. Hanza Charlot (8.8 seconds)

150m women:  1. Joanne Lou-Toy (19.3 seconds), 2. Diane Nioze (20.1 seconds), 3. Rennie Mondon (20.7 seconds)

150m men heat 1:  1. Neddy Marie (16.9 seconds), 2. Ned Azemia (17.5 seconds), 3. Jean-Eve Roseline (17.8 seconds)

150m men heat 2:  1. Sharry Didon (18.3 seconds), 2. Norris Brioche (18.6 seconds), 3. Steve Legaie (19.0 seconds)

300m men:  1. Ned Azemia (34.9 seconds, New record), 2. Travis Hardy (35.7 seconds), 3. Nelson Tamboo (36.8 seconds)

1000m men:  1. Jemmy Anacoura (3:00.3), 2. Achille Ernesta (3:05.1)

Long jump men:  1. Jude Sidonie (6.89m), 2. Samiel Maria (6.02m), 3. Dean Toussaint (5.94m)

Long jump women:  1. Athina Freminot (4.78m), 2. Surera Charles (4.62m), 3. Samia Almaze (4.24m)

Shot put women:  1. Debrah Servina (10.87m), 2. Elza Lespoir (7.15m)

Shot put men:  1. Dean William (14.10m), 2. Ronny Bristol (12.65m), 3. Nelson Dodin (12.00m)

Javelin men:  1. Ronny Bristol (41.72m), 2. Jean-Eve Roseline (38.30m), 3. Jean-Michel Camille (33.62m)

Javelin women:  1. Guyra Boniface (29.28m), 2. Debrah Servina (16.75m)

Pole vault men:  1. Aldo Rose (2.70m)

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