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Andwuelle does it right
Tobago jumper joins 8-metre club
Kwame Laurence :: Trinidad Express :: 22.03.2018
ANDWUELLE WRIGHT produced the first legal eight-metre jump of his career to headline the National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) Sunset Meet at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain on Wednesday.
Wright disturbed the sand at 8.03 metres to strike gold in the men's long jump, becoming only the third Trinidad and Tobago athlete to join the eight-metre club. Wright's coach Wendell Williams is the president of the club with his 8.14m national record leap. The late LeJuan Simon jumped 8.01m in 2004. Cleavon Dillon produced an 8.09m leap in 2000 but was denied membership in the club by an illegal 2.9 metres per second following wind.
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MITCHELL WINS: Che Lara, left, and Onal Mitchell do battle in the NAAA Sunset Meet boys' under-20 400 metres event at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo on Wednesday. Mitchell won in 47.98 seconds, forcing Lara to settle for second spot in 48.22. Photo: ISHMAEL SALANDY
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