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Daley Says Unexpected Travel Woes Impacted Athletes Ahead of World U20 Championships
['Observer Desk']
Antigua Observer Newspaper
Fort Myers is not an international airport so it wasn’t prepared for all the diversions because a lot of flights got diverted there.
No place to sleep, no place to lay down so we had to sit all night,” he added.
Despite the setbacks, 15-year-old sprint sensation Tyra Fenton made a historical appearance in the final of the Women’s 200 meters.
Fenton became the first female athlete from Antigua and Barbuda to advance to a final at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships.
The other members of the team were Kettia Ambrose who reached the semifinals of the Women’s 400 meters and Daley, who competed in the Men’s 200 meters.