The University of the West Indies, Mona congratulates Hanlse Parchment and Jason Young who won medals for Jamaica at the recently concluded World University Games held in Shenzhen, China. Hansle, a third year student in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, won Jamaica’s sixth gold medal  in the men’s 110m hurdles and ran  a personal best of 13.24 seconds. Parchment is now Jamaica’s third fastest sprint hurdler in the event. He is also the Gibson Relay record holder in the event.
 
Jason, a second year student in the Faculty of Social Sciences placed joint second in the 200 metres event. Both are recipients of UWI, Mona Sports Scholarships.