Johnson, Curry set to represent The Bahamas on day 1

Johnson, Curry set to represent The Bahamas on day 1
Joel Johnson (front).

Joel Johnson and Adrian Curry will be the first two athletes to compete for The Bahamas as the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) Under-20 Championships begin today in Tampere, Finland.

Both athletes will be competing in the opening heats of the boys’ 100-metres (m). Curry will compete in heat one out of lane seven, while Johnson runs in heat six out of lane one.

Johnson is the reigning CARIFTA silver medalist in the under-20 boys 200. This past April in New Providence, Johnson won the under-20 boys’ 100 in 10.31 seconds, while Curry was second in 10.43 seconds.

Joining Johnson and Curry in Finland are Jaide Knowles (100 and 200), Kayvon Stubbs (200), Charisma Taylor (triple jump), Corey Sherod (400) Oscar Smith and Denvaughn Whymns (110m hurdles) Branson Rolle (400) and Jyles Etienne (high jump).

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.