Maldivian sprinter Ru'ya breaks 200m junior national record

Maldivian sprinter Mariyam Ru'ya Ali broke the 200m junior national record at the Jamaica Nationals held in Kingston on Tuesday, by completing the race in an impressive time of 25.59 seconds.

In April, Ru'ya broke the 22 year old 100m junior national record at the Velocity Fest held in Jamaica. The previous 200m junior record was held by Ahna Nizar, who had set the record during last year's Association Championships with a time of 25.77 seconds.