Youth Olympic Games Wraps Up
August 24, 2010
CaribWorldNews, SINGAPORE, Tues. Aug. 24, 2010: The athletics competitions came to an end at the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Monday with France, Cuba and Spain among the top medal earning nations. France, Cuba and Spain each earned 22 medals in the 34 individual events contested. There was a broad range in the age span of the winners with just over half (18) aged 17. Fourteen others were 16-year-old champions and Odane Skeen in the boy`s 100 metres and Gladys Chesire in the girl`s 3000 metres were 15 years old. Cuba`s Norge Sotomayor won the 400-m hurdles. Odane Skeen of Jamaica earned his second gold medal of the YOG as he keyed the Americas to victory in the boy`s race. The 100 meters champion at the games, he ran the 200 meters leg and opened up enough of a lead to secure the gold medal. The Americas were also unbeatable in the girl`s relay. Anchored by 400 meters gold medalist Robin Reynolds of the USA, they won in 2:05.62. Myasia Jacobs (USA, 100-m silver medal), Tynia Gather (Bahamas, 200-m silver medal) and Rashan Brown (Bahamas, 400-m, fourth) covered the first 600 meters. The other medals went to Africa (2:06.19) and Europe (2:07.59).
