Jamaica endured a medal-less outing on day six of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, despite featuring in three finals. The country remains fifth on the medal table with six medals — one gold, four silver, and one bronze.

The women’s triple jump saw Olympic silver medallist Shanieka Ricketts fall short of the podium. Her best leap of 14.56 metres earned her fifth place, while compatriot Ackelia Smith managed 14.37 metres for eighth. The gold went to Cuba’s Leyanis Pérez Hernández, whose world-leading 14.94 metres proved untouchable.

In the men’s 400 metres, national record holder Rusheen McDonald placed fourth in 44.28 seconds, narrowly missing a medal. Over in the women’s 400 metres, Nickisha Pryce finished at the back of the field in 49.97 seconds, as American star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone stormed to gold in a championship record 47.78 seconds ahead of Marileidy Paulinho of the Dominican Republic who took silver in a national record 47.98 seconds.

While medals proved elusive, there was progress in other events. Kelly-Ann Beckford (2:02.63) and Natoya Goule-Toppin (1:59.66) both advanced to the women’s 800 metres semifinals. On the men’s side, Navasky Anderson delivered a breakthrough performance, lowering the national record to 1:43.72 to qualify for his first global final.

The sprint events also brought cause for optimism. Defending champion Shericka Jackson clocked a season’s best 21.99 seconds to secure her spot in the women’s 200 metres final, while the in-form Bryan Levell eased through his men’s semifinal in 19.78 seconds. American world champion Noah Lyles laid down a marker, winning his semifinal in 19.51 seconds.