Archibald wins JAAA ‘Olympic Destiny Series’ Long Jump
Damon Williams (left) and Emanuel Archibald after competing at the JAAA Olympic Destiny Series Long Jump event.
Damon Williams (left) and Emanuel Archibald after competing at the JAAA Olympic Destiny Series Long Jump event.

EMANUEL Archibald’s leap of 7.84 metres at yesterday’s Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association’s (JAAA) Olympic Destiny Series was good enough to see him take the top of the podium at the Jamaica National Stadium.

It was the first of three Olympic Destiny Series hosted by the JAAA with the aim of helping to identify athletes to represent the Land of Wood and Water in Tokyo, Japan.
Another Guyanese, Damon Williams, also competed and finished third, covering a distance of 7.35 metres.
Both athletes are in Jamaica as part of the Ricketts Performance Centre under coach Kerry-Lee Ricketts.

Archibald is the country’s national long jump record holder (8.12 metres) and had opened his season in February of this year, with a-then world-leading jump of 8.10 metres.
Archibald also competed in the 100 metres, but despite winning his group, his time of 10.44 seconds was good enough for 10th overall.

Speaking to Chronicle Sport from the Island’s capital, Archibald explained that he has been working with coach Ricketts over the past two weeks on correcting his form in both the 100m and long jump.

“That’s why I had a slow time before we’re working on some new stuff. But everything is fine, just have to get a couple things right,” Archibald said.
Archibald is making a push for the Tokyo Olympics and will be on the Athletics Association of Guyana’s team at the May 26-30 South American Championship in Ecuador.

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