Topic: jamal walton

Caymanian runner Jamal Walton, whose track career had seemingly vanished over the past two years, is back in training, having rediscovered his competitive spirit just months before the Olympic Games.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to interrupt sporting seasons around the globe, we want to reflect on the performances of Cayman’s college athletes and provide updates on what they’re doing now.

The next group to represent Cayman on a grand athletic stage has been named.

Jamal Walton, Cayman Islands’ only athlete in the IAAF world championships in London, finished fourth in his semifinal heat of the Men’s 400-meters on Sunday. Overall, he finished midway through the field of 24 competitors.

Cayman sprinter Jamal Walton will compete alongside Usain Bolt and dozens of other world-class athletes this weekend when he participates in the 2017 IAAF Athletics Championships at the U.K.’s London Stadium.

Cayman sprinter Jamal Walton outran his competitors and the history book when he won the 400 meters at the Pan American Junior Championships last week and logged the fastest time by a high school student in 35 years.

The athletes won six gold medals in athletics and one in basketball; four silver medals in athletics, four in shooting and two in swimming; as well as two bronze medals in athletics, two in shooting and four in swimming.