James redeems himself by obliterating 400 metres field

Stephan James trounces the 400 metres field yesterday at the Eve Leary ground. (Orlando Charles photo)

National 400 metres junior champion Stephan James retained his epithet by spoiling any chance newly crowned junior 200 metres champion Elton Bollers had of claiming a sprint double when the National Junior and Senior Championships concluded yesterday at the Police Sports Club ground Eve Leary.

Bollers, who catapulted himself into the limelight by running the race of his life last Saturday to upset well known sprinting stars in James and Chavez Ageday, was quickly brought back to reality by James who blew away the 400 metres field from the blast of the gun by approximately seven metres with a time of 48.90s.

Bollers finished second in a time of 51.30s while