Bouwahjgie Nkrumie (born 16 February 2004) is a Jamaican

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athlete who competesin the 100 and 200 Meters . He is the current Jamaican U20 men's 100m record holder and the World Under-20 100m silver medallist.He is the first Jamaican U20 Athletes to break the 10- second barrier

Early life

Nkrumie is from Black River in St. Elizabeth Parish. He attended

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Career

In April 2022, Nkrumie ran a new personal best time of 10.28s to win silver in the under-20 100 metres at the

2022 CARIFTA Games The 2022 CARIFTA Games took place between 16 and 18 April 2022, after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic. The event was held at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica. Medal summary Boys U-20 †: Open event for both junior and youth ...

. At the

2022 World Athletics U20 Championships The 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships, also known colloquially by its former official title, the World Junior Championships, was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 2003 ...

in August 2022, Nkrumie was a double silver medallist. He finished second in the 100m, running a new national junior record time of 10.02. He later also won silver as part of the Jamaican relay team. On 29 March 2023 at the ISSA Boy’s and Girl’s Championship, he ran a new personal best of 9.99s for the 100m at the national stadium in Kingston. This made him the first Jamaican junior in history to run under 10 seconds. He also became only the third junior in history to break the 10-second barrier, after

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(9.91s) in 2022 and

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(9.97s) in 2014. Speaking after the event Nkrumie said that despite the time he had not executed his technique perfectly and felt he could go faster. He ran 10.06 seconds to qualify for the final of the 100 metres at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in June 2025, before placing sixth in the final.

Personal life

He is nicknamed “Dr Speed”.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nkrumie, Bouwahjgie Living people 2004 births Jamaican male sprinters Sportspeople from Saint Elizabeth Parish People educated at Kingston College (Jamaica) 21st-century Jamaican sportsmen