Gibson wins gold, Charlton finishes third

Gibson wins gold, Charlton finishes third

Pan American Games gold medalist Jeffery Gibson picked up a win on Wednesday at the Meeting Internationale de la Prov. in Belgium.

Gibson crossed the line in 49.63 seconds to take the men’s 400-metre (m) hurdles, followed by Lahoulou Abdelmalik, from Algeria, in 49.66 seconds and Jamaican Shawn Rowe in 49.83 seconds.

Devynne Charlton also competed on Wednesday, finishing third in her second meet on the international circuit at the Meeting International de Scotteville Les Roen in France.

Charlton competed in the women’s 100m hurdles – her specialty event, and finished in 13.05 seconds.

American Erica Boguard won the race in 12.85 seconds, while Laura Valette, from France, picked up a silver medal in 13.04 seconds.

Charlton will now move on to compete at the upcoming Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia. The games started yesterday and are scheduled to run through August 3.

About Randy Smith

Randy Smith is the producer of the widely-watched local television show “Beyond The Headlines” and the web content manager of Eyewitness News. He joined Eyewitness News as a sportscaster in 2018, a role he still performs, and has previously covered a slew of international sporting events, including the 2015 Pan American Games, the Nike EYBL Showcase, several IAAF World Relays, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the Commonwealth Youth Games, the Bahamas Bowl and multiple CARIFTA Swimming and Track & Field Championships. Randy has been recognized by the Bahamas Press Club with awards for “Best Sports Broadcast” as a sportscaster and “Best TV Talk Show” as a producer.