Rodriguez punches ticket to the World U20 Athletics Championships

MANILA, Philippines — Under the bright lights of the 22nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships, Jeralyn Rodriguez delivered the race of her young career. Clocking 54.83 seconds in the women’s 400m final, the 19-year-old Rodriguez finally punched her ticket to the World U20 Athletics Championships in Oregon, Portland, set for August 5-9. "I am happy that I finally achieved the world qualification I was chasing,” said Rodriguez after the reigning Southeast Asia U20 champion comforta