Jamaican athletes delivered a series of remarkable performances at the Meeting Lievin Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais indoor track meet in France on Thursday, headlined by Navasky Anderson’s new national record in the men’s 800 meters.
Anderson achieved a historic milestone by clocking 1:46.10 seconds in the men’s B race, edging out the previous Jamaican indoor record by one-hundredth of a second. This performance surpassed Tyrice Taylor’s mark of 1:46.11 seconds set in Arkansas just over a year ago. Anderson’s achievement continues his record-breaking streak, having previously established a new national standard in the men’s 1000m event on January 31st.
The meet witnessed additional outstanding accomplishments from Jamaican competitors. Megan Simmonds demonstrated exceptional form in the women’s hurdles, twice surpassing her personal best during the event. She initially clocked 7.93 seconds in the first round, improving upon her previous record of 7.98 seconds, before further lowering her time to 7.88 seconds in the final. This performance now stands as the eighth fastest time ever recorded by a Jamaican woman in the event.
Further strengthening Jamaica’s presence at the international meet, national champion Nickisha Pryce secured second place in the women’s 400m B race with a time of 52.43 seconds. Meanwhile, World Indoor Championships finalist Jordan Scott achieved a notable result in the men’s triple jump, registering a distance of 17.11 meters. This mark currently ranks as the second best performance globally this season, trailing only Algeria’s Yasser Mohammed Triki, who leads with a jump of 17.35 meters.