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#TRIALS2023 | Bailey regains national title after fight with emerging Watson

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 6:27 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer
Sean Bailey (right) fights off the challenge of Antonio Watson on his way to winning the men's 400-metre title at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships inside the National Stadium this evening.
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Sean Bailey (right) fights off the challenge of Antonio Watson on his way to winning the men's 400-metre title at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships inside the National Stadium this evening.

Former National Champion, Sean Bailey, the country's number-one man in the 400 metres this season was forced to stave off the late challenge of Antonio Watson to regain his title at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships inside the National Stadium this evening.

Bailey clocked 44.48 seconds for the win while Watson clocked yet another personal best, 44.54, for the runner-up spot. Defending champion, Jevaughn Powell, out of the University of Florida, had to settle for third in 45.19.

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