South American Youth Games: Millington and Thompson secure historic one-two 100m finish

Guyana’s athletics contingent made a massive statement at the IV South American Youth Games in Panama, as Ezekiel Millington and Gordon Thompson secured a dominant one-two finish in the Boys 100m final.

Millington stormed to the gold medal in a blistering personal best of 10.50s, while his teammate Thompson followed closely to claim silver in 10.64s.

The Chilean sprinter Stefoni Franco rounded out the podium, taking the bronze with a time of 10.74s.

These performances brought the nation’s total medal tally to four. Earlier in the competition, the team celebrated bronze medal wins from boxer Ken Harvey and Ebo McNeil, who placed third in the 1500m.

On the track in the Women’s 400m final, Akeelah Dover delivered a gutsy performance, finishing fourth with a personal best time of 55.38.

Despite the strong showing, Dover missed a podium spot in a highly competitive race. Waleska Guzman of Venezuela claimed the gold medal, setting a new South American Youth Games record of 54.34.

Ecuador’s Daniela Quisnancela, who took silver in 54.41, and Dilany Criado of Venezuela, who secured bronze in 54.84, followed her.

In the Men’s 400m final, Ade Sealy finished in fifth place for Guyana, crossing the line in 49.12. Brazil’s Kevin Aguero, who clocked a personal best of 47.53 to take the gold, won the event. Richard Carrillo of Venezuela earned silver with a time of 47.86, while Sergio Escudero of Colombia took home the bronze in 48.17.

Field events saw Keimal Gishard and Courtney Haynes representing Guyana in the Men’s High Jump final. Gishard placed seventh with a clearance of 1.85m, while Haynes finished eighth after clearing 1.80m, equaling his personal best.

The high jump gold was shared by Brazilian duo Naftaly De Jesus and Lucas Martins Silva, who both cleared 2.08m to set a new South American Youth Games record.

FULL RESULTS: https://results.panama2026.org/#/discipline/ATH/schedule/daily/2026-04-23

 

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