00:00Sprinter Michelle Lee Ayi is a name known by many in Trinidad and Tobago.
00:04She still holds the national record of 10.82 seconds in the women's 100 meters.
00:09It perhaps came as a shock to see her lining up in the women's 100 meters at the Karifta Prep
00:14Meet held at the history Crawford Stadium.
00:16Was she about to teach the new generation of sprinters something that she's perfected over a decade?
00:22Well, it did not take long before the 33-year-old took flight and attempted to separate herself from the
00:27pack.
00:28The Red Hair flying under the Memphis Pioneers banner.
00:31She completed victory in 11.61 seconds.
00:35Imani Mills coming in second and Zeta Charles at third 11.95 seconds.
00:40Both athletes are members of the Karifta team over in the under-20, 100 meters for women.
00:45J.L. Peters completed victory in a time of 12.02 seconds ahead of Tehila Lewis, 12.55 seconds.
00:53And rising star Eden Shihua also took the time to get a few more steps in ahead of the Karifta
00:59Games in the girls' 200 meters.
01:01She won in 24.43 seconds ahead of Noemi Theodore who gave her good competition and finished in 23.87
01:10seconds.
01:11Laquisha Robley of UTT was third at 24.75 seconds.
01:15And in the boys' under-20, 100 meters, Jaquan Douglas made the best use of his last sprint on home
01:21soil before making the trip to Grenada.
01:24He won the race in 11.07 seconds.
01:27Kamari Diaz, second, 11.14 seconds.
01:30And Isaiah Teasdale, third, 11.36 seconds.
01:34Now, the athletes will aim to remain injury-free and preserve their bodies for what is the 53rd Karifta Games,
01:40which runs from April 4th to the 6th.
01:43Studio 4, TV6 Board.
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