Doris in position to leap towards triple jump medal

Olympian Troy Doris stands in good stead to leap towards the country’s first medal at the XXI Commonwealth Games being held in Australia.
Today, Doris will compete in the final of the Triple Jump and based on his season best leap of 16.80m he could find himself on the podium; he does have a personal best of 17.18m.

Only two other persons competing in the final has a greater season best and one with the same distance. Dominica’s Yordanys Garcia (17.02m), Jamaica’s Clive Pullen (16.83m) and England’s Nathan Douglas (16.80m) are in the pole position.
However, Doris, qualifying with a leap of 16.33m, will certainly have go much further to deliver a medal.
Meanwhile, Javelin competitor Leslain Baird missed out on qualifying for the final after finishing seventh in his group with a distance of 74.27m.
Baird is the country’s record holder with a distance of 74.71m set in February. His qualifying group was won by the host’s Hamish Peacock with a distance of 81.22m. More so, Natrena Hooper will be fifth in line when she takes-off in the High Jump final.