Disappointed O'Hara may quit 100m

DONETSK, Ukraine:

Jamaica's Michael O'Hara is so disappointed in his 10.46 seconds fourth-place finish in the 100m at the IAAF World Youth Championships (WYC) inside the RSC Olympiyskiy last night, that he is considering dropping the event.

O'Hara, who is also quite strong in the 110m hurdles, 200m and the 400m, is beginning to wonder if he will ever improve his start, after being plagued by struggles in the blocks throughout this championships.

"I'm extremely disappointed, I can't put it into words," O'Hara managed.

"My start has been a major issue for me. I think I should just leave the 100m alone to be honest. I have been working hard on this start for over two years and it is not getting any better," he added.

"I came into the finals hoping to get the gold, I'm not sure I will ever get my start right," added O'Hara, who came into the championships as the second-fastest athlete in the 100m this year with a personal best of 10.39.

"Trust me, it's extremely disappointing especially knowing that I came here with the second-fastest time in the world, only to end up in fourth place. I am not pleased, but I will be ok," he continued.

O'Hara, who will line up today in the heats of the boys 200m, is not expecting to dwell on this setback, and is actually welcoming the opportunity to get straight back on the track and set things right.

"I won't allow this to affect my other events though. It's time to move on and focus on the 200m heats, it won't be hard to lift myself for that," said O'Hara.

Disappointment

Waseem Williams, who finished seventh in the final 10.58, had different objectives, but was also left disappointed with his performance as well.

"I came out here not really expecting to win, but I at least wanted a personal best but I didn't get that, so I'm disappointed with what I did here," said Williams.

Dexter Lee in 2007 and Odail Todd in 2011 are Jamaica's two WYC boys' 100m champions, while Nickel Ashmeade, with silver in 2007 and Omar Brown with bronze in 1999 are the other Jamaican medallists in the event.