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William Knibb’s Seymore driven to ‘leave his mark’ on Champs
March 23, 2026
Sanjay Seymore isn't running from adversity, he's sprinting straight through it. As the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Championships approach this week, the young track and field standout from William Knibb Memorial is more driven than ever to leave his mark in his final year of high school.
This season, Seymore is specialising in the 100m and 200m, and has his sights set firmly on personal improvement. His motivation is simple, run faster than he ever has before.
"Last year I was running for my late father, but I am doing it for myself this year to see how far my true abilities can go and the improvement that I have put in over the last season," said Seymore.
"I feel like doing my best will show great results. I'm just relaxing and analysing some of my videos and getting my mental preparedness ready for Champs," added Seymore.
For the rising star Seymore, his personal best this season is 10.20 seconds in the 100 metres and 20.75 seconds in the 200 metres.
CARIFTA GAMES
After four failed attempts in previous seasons, Seymore finally qualified to participate at the 2026 Carifta Games to be held in St George's, Grenada, between April 4-6.
"I think it's just God's timing because years ago I always got injured and didn't get to perform at my full potential. God took his time and fulfilled my dreams of making my family, school and even myself proud. Just to reach this stage where I can represent my country, I am very grateful for that," said Seymore.
Seymore finished second in the 100 metres and returned to capture the Under-20 200m in 20.95, ahead of Deaqoun Maragh of Camperdown High (21.06) and Elijah Smikle of Jamaica College (21.16) on the final day of the Carifta Trials at the National Stadium on March 8.
HURRICANE MELISSA
The 17-year-old Seymore emphasised the need to show resilience and perform well despite the setbacks caused by the Hurricane Melissa on training, past injuries and the desire to bring home the gold and represent his school and the west proudly.
"The hurricane set us back for a few months, but we in the west are still able to perform at our best and be contenders. Champs is to really show that we came back and put in tremendous work, twice as we imagined that we had to do," said Seymore.
"Going out there representing the west will be a tremendous feeling to bring back home the gold medal and do well," he added.
Although he is aware of the challenges posed by other athletes achieving personal bests, he is confident in his abilities to perform well.
"I want to go there and always give a time that will be better than my personal best. Anything that comes after my personal best, I'll take it because that shows improvement, and anything that will get me to win, that's what I'll be in for," noted Seymore.
Asked about training, Seymore said it has been challenging due to rainy conditions, but he is determined to excel.
"Training has been fantastic over these past few weeks, so I am conditioning myself to go out there and get ready for Champs. Last week training had been on and off owing to rain ... but that won't stop me from being my best self," said Seymore.
