Rohan Watson (born 29 April 2002) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In July 2023, he became Jamaican national champion over 100 metres.

Career

A member of the MVP Club in Jamaica, where he is a training partner of the likes of Shericka Jackson. Watson won the Jamaican national 100m title at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on 7 July 2023, running 9.91 seconds. The victory was considered an upset, with Oblique Seville and Ackeem Blake entering the competition as the favourites. Earlier in the week, Watson had dipped below the 10-second barrier for the first time, running 9.98s in the heats.

Rohan Watson

He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023. He reached the semi-finals of the 100m.

Rohan Watson

References

2002 births

Living people

Jamaican male sprinters

21st-century Jamaican people

World Athletics Championships medalists

Rohan Watson