(l-r) Chantel Malone (long jump), Shaun Williams, physiotherapist, Tahesia Harrigan-Scott (100m), and coach, Winston Potter. Photo: BVIOC
BVI’s track and field athletes, Tahesia Harrigan-Scott and Chantel Malone arrived Friday, November 21st in the city of Veracruz. The women are competing in the XXII Central American Games Veracruz 2014 in the 100m dash and long jump, respectively.
The two-times gold medal champion in the Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena de Indias 2006 and Mayaguez 2010, Tahesia Harrigan- Scott, is very excited to compete with the hope of becoming the 2014 gold medalist and three-times champion.
Harrigan-Scott qualified for the Veracruz 2014 100m finals with a time of 11.60 during the semi-finals which took place on Monday, November 24 at 12.00pm AST in the Olympic Stadium Heriberto Jara Corona in the city of Xalapa. The 100m finals will take place on Tuesday, November 25 at 4:40pm AST.
Chantel Malone recently had the best place finish by a BVI athlete in the history of the Commonwealth Games competition, which took place in Glasgow, Scotland. She finished fourth in the long jump of the XX edition of these games. Her long jump competition begins on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 2:00pm AST.
The rest of the Athletics team comprises coach, Winston Potter, and physiotherapist, Shaun Williams.
The athletes have been training twice a day in the Heriberto Jara Corona venue.
Training for the 22nd CAC games at the Heriberto Jara Corona venue. Photo: BVIOC
