Palio Città della Quercia - Rusheen McDonald runs fastest time in six years, ready for Budapest 23
Rusheen McDonald runs fastest time in six years

In a remarkable display of athletic prowess, Jamaican athletes stole the spotlight at today’s (6 Sept) Palio Città della Quercia, a World Athletics Continental Silver Tour Meeting held in Italy.

The event witnessed four standout performances from Jamaican athletes: Oblique Seville, Natasha Morrison, Amoi Brown, and Rusheen McDonald. Particularly noteworthy was Natasha Morrison’s feat, which established a new Palio Città della Quercia meet record.

Palio Città della Quercia Results from the main events, Age-group category results are at this link 

Men’s 100m

Position Athlete Name Country Mark
1 SEVILLE Oblique JAMAICA 10.00
2 OMANYALA Ferdinand KENYA 10.15
3 FALL Mouhamadou FRANCE 10.22
4 CAMPBELL Micheal JAMAICA 10.29
5 SMITH Jt USA 10.37
6 CARNES Brandon USA 10.39
7 WATSON Rohan JAMAICA 10.45
8 CECCARELLI Samuele ITALY 11.13

Men’s 400m

Position Athlete Name Country Mark
1 MCDONALD Rusheen JAMAICA 45.46
2 SANDERS Manuel GERMANY 45.53
3 NENE Zakithi SOUTH AFRICA 45.69
4 MAGI Ramsus ESTONIA 45.87
5 BONEVACIA Liemarvin NETHERLANDS 46.26
6 HAYDOCK-WILSON Alex GREAT BRITAIN 46.38
7 BENATI Lorenzo ITALY 46.51
8 NWACHUKWU Duben NIGERIA 46.58

Women’s 100m

Position Athlete Name Country Mark
1 MORRISON Natasha JAMAICA 11.00 MR
2 TERRY Twanisha USA 11.06
3 BASS Gina THE GAMBIA 11.08
4 DOSSO Zaynab ITALY 11.18
5 WILLIAMS Briana JAMAICA 11.22
6 PEREIRA Veronica Shanti SINGAPORE 11.52
7 FORSTER Viktoria SLOVAKIA 11.55

Women’s 100m Hurdles

Position Name Country Mark
1 LAVIN Sarah IRELAND 12.76
2 BROWN Amoi JAMAICA 12.85
3 BROOKS Taliyah USA 12.91
4 TOTH Anna HUNGARY 13.13
5 CARMASSI Giada ITALY 13.44
6 VERLIN Kreete ESTONIA 13.48
7 CHRISTOFI Natalia CYPRUS 13.54
8 HUGHES Amber USA 13.77

Men’s 110m Hurdles

Position Name Country Mark
1 MENDY Louis Francois SEN 13.40
2 IRIBARNE Roger CUB 13.49
3 FOFANA Hassane ITA 13.52
4 DICKSON Micheal USA 13.60
5 BRITT Jamal USA 13.60
6 HRELJA Max SWE 13.68
7 BENNETT Orlando JAM 14.03
8 LEVY Ronald JAM DNS

Women’s 400m

Position Name Country Mark
1 NIELSEN Laviai GBR 51.51
2 BROSSIER Amandine FRA 51.76
3 MANGIONE Alice ITA 52.26
4 POWELL Micha CAN 52.38
5 AZEVEDO Catia POR 52.43
6 WHITNEY Kaylin USA 52.59
7 NARDELLI Petra ITA 54.36
8 SCHIER Skadi GER 54.54

Women’s 800m

Position Name Country Mark
1 KIPROTICH Vivian Chebet KEN 1:59.56
2 COIRO Eloisa ITA 1:59.90
3 YARIGO Noelie BEN 1:59.97
4 BELLO’ Elena ITA 2:00.05
5 KOLBERG Majtie GER 2:00.34
6 HURTA-KLECKER Sage USA 2:00.50
7 HERING Christina GER 2:00.60
8 SHANAHAN Louise IRL 2:01.89
9 IVES Abigail GBR 2:02.33
10 MARTIN Lorena ESP 2:02.55
11 THOMAS Carley AUS 2:02.84
12 TROIANI Virginia ITA

Men’s Shot Put

Position Name Country Mark
1 Zane Weir Italy 21.88
2 Leonardo Fabbri Italy 21.35
3 Joe Kovacs U.S.A. 21.34
4 Scott Lincoln Great Britain 21.10
5 Andrei Rares Toader Romania 20.26
6 Rajindra Campbell Jamaica 20.24
7 Francisco Belo Portugal 19.95
8 Simon Bayer Germany 19.34
9 Lorenzo Del Gatto Italy 19.23

Women’s 3,000m

Position Bib Athlete Year Cat. Country Mark
1 6 ASCHAL Wubrist 2005 U20 W ETH 8:44.13 MR
2 11 O’SULLIVAN Sophie 2001 U23 W IRL 8:44.72
3 3 MARKOVC Amy-eloise 1995 W GBR 8:45.23
4 8 NUTTALL Hanna 1997 W GBR 8:45.63
5 2 DEL BUONO Federica 1994 W ITA 8:46.84
6 14 VISSA Sintayehu 1996 W ITA 8:47.40
7 13 GEMETTO Valentina 1998 W ITA 8:50.57
8 7 WAGNER-GYURKES Viktoria 1992 W HUN 8:52.53
9 18 MAWIA Lucy 1998 W KEN 8:56.47
10 1 KASANET Alen 2006 U18 W ETH 9:00.03
11 9 VINDICS-TOTH Lili Anna 1998 W HUN 9:12.14
12 15 NIYOMAHORO Micheline 2001 U23 W BDI 9:12.51
16 LAPPALAINEN Sara 1991 W FIN DNF
12 MAJORI Micol 1998 W ITA DNF
17 DALLA MONTA’ Laura 1993 W ITA DNF
5 JOHNSON Sinclaire 1998 W USA DNS
4 DAVIES Rose 1999 W AUS DNS
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Anthony Foster is a renowned Jamaican sports journalist, honored twice as the Jamaica sports journalist of the year (in 2004 and 2005). His journalistic achievements are globally recognized. Notably, he authored an award-winning article on Usain Bolt, the iconic 6-time Olympic champion, 11-time World champion, and record holder for the sprint double. This significant piece was published in the Jamaica Gleaner in 2004. Anthony's extensive coverage includes prestigious events such as the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio 2016. He has also provided coverage for seven (7) World Athletics Championships held between 2007 and 2022, alongside various other international sporting events. Noteworthy mentions comprise his coverage of the 2007 World Cup of cricket and his cherished experience reporting on the 2004 clash between his favorite football team, Argentina, and the USA.