TEAM Bahamas' athletics squad, from left to right, coach Stephen Murray, Shawne Ferguson, Keely Deveaux and Ashley Demeritte.
DAKAR, Senegal – After Bahamian swimmers have posted personal bests and national records at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, track and field athletes move into competition at the Complexe Iba Mar Diop.
Keely Deveaux will be the first competitor for The Bahamas on Monday. She will face off against eight other women as they skip preliminaries and go directly to the finals of the event at 2:41pm (Dakar time)/9:41am (Bahamas Time). Shawne Ferguson will be next up in the 110m hurdles. He will have to finish in the top tier of the 14 competitors in the semi-finals at 3:27pm (Dakar Time)/10:27am (Bahamas time) to advance to the finals that are set for 5:20pm (Dakar Time)/12:20pm (Bahamas time) on the same day.Finally, Ashley Demeritte will take on eight other entrants in the finals of the men’s high jump. His contest begins at 4:02pm (Dakar Time)/11:02am (Bahamas time).
Coach Stephen Murray will oversee the competitors throughout the day.
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