THE country’s top long jumper Emanuel Archibald missed out on qualifying for the final in the men’s long jump at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Tokyo city Tokyo on Monday.
The games which opened on Saturday saw the Guyanese finishing 30th overall with a leap of 7.62 metres.
Only the top 12 athletes advanced to the finals.

Jamaican Tejay Gayle led the automatic qualifiers with a leap of 8.28 meters ahead of Spain’s Lester Lescay in 8.21 metres, followed by Greece’s Miltiadis and Jamaican Nikaoli Williams.
Archibald, who represented Guyana at several events, broke the national record in the men’s long jump in in May this year with a time of 8.22 metres competing in the Atlanta USA.
He was the lone athlete to qualify for the World Championship for Guyana.

He has also made in the finals of the long jump at the several Pan American, South American and Commonwealth games.

Meanwhile Guyana is represented at the World Athletics congress by General Secretary of the Athletics Association of Guyana James Cole, President Amanda Hermonstyne and 2nd vice president Mayfield Taylor.