The Tribune

By BRENT STUBBS

Chief Sports Editor

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

FOR the second consecutive weekend, Devynne Charlton lowered her Bahamian national women’s 100m hurdles record, while Shaunae Miller-Uibo improved on her season’s best performance in the 200m.

The duo both competed at the Xiamen Diamond League meet in China over the weekend, while Grand Bahamian Zion Campbell and LaQuan Nairn highlighted the performances of several Bahamians in action in the United States of America and Anthaya Charlton made her season debut in Germany. 

XIAMEN DL

After lowering her national record to 12.38 the week before with her second place behind American Masai Russell (meet record and world-leading time of 12.25) at the Shanghai Diamond League, Charlton finished third in 12.37 for another national record.

Russell ran 12.14 for the victory as she claimed an area record, Diamond League record, meet record and world-leading time, holding off world record holder Tobi Amusan of Nigeria in 12.28.

Abusan's world record stands at 12.12 that she did at the World Championships at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on July 24, 2022. 

Bahamian Rolando “Lonnie” Greene is the head coach of Charlton, the 28-year-old world indoor 60m hurdles two-time champion and world record holder, and Russell, the 25-year-old Olympic champion, in Lexington, Kentucky.

Greene, the head coach at the University of Kentucky, has predicted that either Charlton or Russell will eventually erase Amusan's record from the book. Charlton's national record stands at 12.38.

Miller-Uibo placed second in her first season's best of 22.26 behind Jamaican Shericka Jackson (22.07) in Shanghai as well, pushing her season's best to 22.04 for another second place in Xiamen. 

Jackson stayed ahead of another solid field of competitors with her victory in a meet record and season's best of 21.87. Americans Anavia Battle (22.04) and Sha'Carri Richardson (22.38) both had season's bests for third and fourth and Jenna Prandini rounded out the top five in 22.46. Miller-Uibo, 32, is making her comeback after having her second child. She is concentrating on the 200m this year where she holds the national record at 21.74. Her 400m mark is pegged at 48.36.

Gary Wilson Invitational 

It was a double dose of victory in the men's sprints for Grand Bahamian Zion Campbell at the Gary Wilson Invitational on their home field at the University of Minnesota Track and Field Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

Campbell, in his senior year at Minnesota, ran a lifetime best of 10.00 to clinch the title in the men's 100m, placing him third on the all-time Bahamian list behind co-national record holders Derrick Atkins and Terrence Jones, both at 9.92. Samson Colebrooke is now fourth at 10.01.

Wanyae Belle of the British Virgin Islands was the runner-up in 10.07.

Campbell, the Pan American Under-20 champion, came back and picked up another victory in the 200m in 20.49. 

Jayden Green from Barbados was second in the half-lap race in 20.65.

Also at the meet, 2022 Commonwealth Games champion LaQuan Nairn soared to victory in the men's long jump with his leap of 25-051/2 (7.76m) on his third attempt.

Nairn, 29, also had a mark of 24-07 (7.49m) on his first, but fouled his second, fourth and fifth. His nearest rival was Hakeem Ford of Minnesota with 25-001/2 (7.63m).

USATF Continental

At the United States of America Track and Field Continental Championships at the Tucson Elite Classic, women's national record holder Rhema Otabor picked up a third place finish in the javelin.

Otabor, coming off her victory with 202-0 (61.57m) in Shanghai the week before, cleared her best toss of 192-feet, 10-inches on her fifth attempt for third place in a field of 11 competitors.

The 23-year-old Bahamian national record holder at 210-4 (64.13m) had a series of throws that included 191-10 (58.48m) on her first try, 183-06 (56.94m) on her second, a foul on her third, 192-02 (58.59m) on her fourth and a foul on her sixth and final toss.

The American duo of Madison Wiltrout and Sarah Blake posted a 1-2 finish. Wiltrout had the winning heave of 209-07 (63.88m) on her fourth try and Blake did 195-10 (59.69m) on her first toss.

Pure Athletics Sprint Elite Meet

At the 2026 Pure Athletics Sprint Elite Meet at the National Training Center, Adam Musgrove came in 11th in the men's 100m in 10.34, while Ian Kerr trailed in 13th in 10.39. 

Lawrence Johnson, competing unattached, won the event in 10.05. 

The duo advanced to the finals during the preliminary rounds where Kerr ran the 17th fastest time of 10.48 and Musgrove was 21st overall in 10.58.

They came back in the 200m where Musgrove placed 10th in 20.77 and Kerr was 12th in 20.80. Jose Figueroa, unattached, won the race in 20.02.

Internationales Pfingstsportfest Rehlingen

At the 2026 Internationales Pfingstsportfest Rehlingen in Rehlingen, Germany, Anthaya Charlton placed third in the women's 100m in 11.33 after she clocked a season's best of 11.29 in the preliminaries.

Charlton also competed in the long jump where she was ninth overall with her best leap of (6.27m) on her second attempt.

She also cleared 19-8 (5.99m) and 20-51/4 (6.23m) on her third and fifth tries, while scratching her first, fourth and sixth tries.