Great Britain & Northern Ireland closed out the 2024 World Athletics Under-20 Championships with two relay medals on Saturday evening.

The men’s 4x100m quartet of Jake Odey-Jordan (coach: Victor Blackett), Joel Masters (Jon Humphries-Cuff, BFT Track Academy), Dean Patterson (David Watson, Glasgow Jaguars), and Teddy Wilson (Marvin Rowe, Shaftesbury Barnet) earned an impressive silver before bronze followed with the women’s 4x400m squad of Charlotte Henrich (Nigel Stickings, Invicta East Kent), Emma Holmes (Victor Oyesola, West Cheshire), Kara Dacosta (Stephen Ball, Trafford) and Rebecca Grieve (Francis Smith, Woodford Green Essex Ladies).

The men’s relay, which also included Fabian Powell (James Wright, Rugby & Northampton) in the heats, clocked a season’s best time of 39.20 to take silver, just 0.02 seconds behind Jamaica.

Odey-Jordan, fresh from his individual 200m bronze on Friday night, led off before handing over to Masters, who stormed down the home straight.

Patterson then once again impressively navigated the bend to hand over to Wilson in a strong position, and the individual 100m finalist was just pipped on the line by Deandre Daley of Jamaica.

“It is one of the best feelings,” said Masters. “We wanted to come away with a gold but we came short just a little bit, but silver is the next best thing.”

Another medal followed shortly after as the women’s 4x400m team, which also featured Jess Astill (Paul Keeble, Stevenage & North Herts) and Nandy Kihuyu (John Henson, Sheffield & Dearne) in the heats, earned bronze in a season’s best time of 3:32.80.

Henrich opened with a strong first leg to put Great Britain in a strong position, and Holmes continued to keep the team in medal contention.

Dacosta then got off to a blistering start to her leg to close the gap to the leading teams before Grieve finished the job to power down the home straight for bronze.

“We knew we could fight for a medal and we went out there and did it,” said Holmes. “Next year we’ve got Europeans, but for now, rest and recover. It’s been a long season.”

The final session also saw Sam Lunt (Wirral) finish fifth in the men’s 400m hurdles in a time of 50.29, the second-fastest time of his career.

It came just a day after setting a new personal best and new British Under-20 record of 50.00 in the semi-final, and Lunt was left pleased with his performances despite just missing the podium.

“It wasn’t the race I wanted, I just don’t think I executed that second-to-last hurdle as well as I did yesterday,” he said.

“You can’t always focus on the bad things. I dreamed of being here two years ago, so I am eternally grateful.

“I came in ranked 12th and I have left fifth, it may not have been what I wanted but sometimes you can’t always get there.

“It was hard PBing yesterday and then trying to do it again today but that is what championship racing is all about. It’s not always easy. I just have to remember this isn’t the end. We have the Olympics and senior worlds and that’s the main aim.”

It was also a fifth-placed finish for Ava Lloyd (Trevor Painter, Wigan & District) in the 1500m, as she finished in a time of 4:20.64.

Lloyd was once again made to fight for track space in a bruising encounter but the 19-year-old insisted there was plenty to learn from her experiences in Peru.

“I think I just ran it rather silly at times,” she said. “I was conscious of covering any breaks and I knew for that I needed to be near the front but I just seemed to make the wrong move every time. I just ended up running way more than I needed to and I think that really cost me. At least I’ll know for next time.

“The two races that I have done here are probably the most violent and brutal races that I have ever done. It’s all a learning experience. It is always an honour to put on the GB vest and I am very grateful to be here. I am very grateful I could come at these Champs the way I have done.”

George Couttie (Joanne Day, Harrogate) finished 11th in the men’s 1500m, and admitted he was disappointed with the race but was pleased with how he battled hard throughout.

“I was just glad to be out there,” he said. “It was an amazing experience and I really enjoyed it. I will learn a lot of things from that.

“You have to overcome anything that comes your way, they are not going to change the date just for you.

“The race was pretty slow, it played into my hands, I just wasn’t ready on the day.”