World Student Games, Thammasat University, Bangkok

Bill Laws writes:- Arguably only third in quality to the Olympics and World Championships the World Student Games have just opened in torrid conditions in Bangkok. Strangely the sprint relay takes place on day one and in the cool of the morning the GB team cruised effortlessly into the final as firm favourites. Sadly in a blanket finish they were edged out of the bronze medal spot by 0.01sec with only 0.16 secs covering the first four teams. Belgrave’s Darren Chin ran the third leg and will be disappointed that silverware has evaded the team in this event.

Also competing on day one was William Sharman who cruised through his heat securing third spot for a place in the semi’s. Unfortunately he false started and then dwelt in the blocks ( 0.235 sec reaction time) trailing in last in his slowest time of the year.

In the 200m Darren relentlessly worked his way through four races, setting a season's best in the quarter final and twice equalling his best ever of 21.11, the second time for 6th in the final.

4x100m: a 1 Thailand 39.15; 2 RSA 39.20; 3 China 39.30; 4 GB&NI 39.31 (1h1 39.78).

110mH: a 8s2 W Sharman 14.05/0.0 (3h2 14.00/-0.9).

200m: d 6 D Chin 21.11/0.2 (5s1 21.11/0.8, c 3q2 21.23/-0.1, 3h3 21.56/-0.8)

Restored from the club's earlier website, belgraveharriers.com, and published here as originally written.