Guyanese Adam Harris, who is based in the U.S., crashed out of the World Indoor Championships held in Poland on Saturday in the semifinal round of the men’s 60 metres dash.
Harris, who finished second to Dwain Chambers of Great Britian in his heat, had the slowest reaction time of 0.161s out of the blocks on his way to a third place finish in a time of 6.59 secs.
Marvin Bracy of the U.S won the semifinal in a time of 6.52, as Harris was unable to match his personal best of 6.55 secs that would have seen him make the final. Newcomer Melissa Caddle, who is also a U.S.-based Guyanese, could not move past the first round of the women’s 400 metres at the championships, finishing fifth in her heat with a time 54.56 secs.
Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas was the winner of the heat in 52.10 secs.
Meanwhile, despite the disappointment for Harris, he is rated as ninth in the world in the 60 metres dash for 2014, while being the fastest South American across the distance for the year.
