Michael ‘Captain Clutch’ Andre Edwards strikes Jamaica’s first gold at 2026 World U20’s – IRIE Fm

August 8, 2026

Michael-Andre Edwards starred the show for Jamaica last night with a massive performance, to strike gold in the men’s triple jump final to improve the country’s medal tally to three at the World Under 20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

The 2026 Jamaica College boys champs winning captain with a thriller on his final jump produced a world leading and personal best 17.08 metres to upstage the American Miles Nesmith who had to settle for the silver after a sensational battle with a personal best 16.79 metres.

Edwards joins Jaydon Hibbert 17.87 and James Beckford 17.29 as Jamaican juniors to get beyond the 17 meter mark.  He joins Hibbert (2022) as the only Jamaicans to win the men’s triple at the World Under 20 Championships and is now 7th on the all-time Jamaican senior list.

This takes Jamaica to one gold and two silver medals for 5th place on the medal table behind the USA who lead the table with 9 medals gold and 5 silver.

100 metres silver medal winners Gary Card and Shanoya Douglas placed themselves in the finals of the men and women’s 200 metres event.

Card advance after placing third in his semi-final in 20.64 seconds, Douglas posted 22.53 to win her event and make progress along with Sashana Johnson who was second in her semi-final in a personal best time of 22.92 seconds.

Tiana Marshall booked her place in the women’s 100 metre hurdles final winning her semi-final heat in 13.02 seconds, while Akeelah Bell failed to advance when she clocked 13.52 for 5th in her event.

In the men’s 110 metre hurdles Marques Page despite a personal best 13.23 seconds was only good enough for 4th and failed to advance so too Taj-Oneil Gordon who clocked 13.46 seconds for 6th place in his semi-final.

Kevin Gayle Fowler ended at the back of the field in the women’s 800 metres final clocking 2-minutes-08.11 seconds.

Jamaica will start today penultimate day of the championships at 12.45 when they contest the first round of the women’s 4 by 400 metres relay following which the men’s 4 by 400 metres relay will be contested at 1.20pm.

Jamaica will also in action in the first round of the women’s 4 by 100 metres relay at 1.55pm with the men in action at 2.25pm.

Kamari Kennedy and Joseph Salmon will close out the morning session at 2.55 in the qualification round of the men’s discuss.