Williams, Skeete among athletes making Carifta Games qualifying standards

Anthony Williams soars in the long jump. (Orlando Charles photo)

South American Youth games 400m gold medal winner Deshanna Skeete and  World U18 Youth Championships 400m silver medal winner Daniel Williams were among a number of athletes making the CARIFTA Games qualifying standard at the second CARIFTA Games trials organized by the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) and held at the National Synthetic Track, Leonora Sunday.

Williams, who ran 46.72 seconds in placing second at the World U18 Youth Championships in Nairobi Kenya last year, clocked 48.35s Sunday in winning the 400m.

He also clocked 21 seconds flat in the 200m (qualifying standard 21.60s) winning the event from Tyrell Peters, who was second in 22.02s with Brian Roman, third in 22.05s.

Skeete and