Williams strikes silver in triple jump
Published:Saturday | March 3, 2018 | 12:00 AMRobert Bailey
BIRMINGHAM, England:
Outstanding Jamaican triple jumper Kimberly Williams turned in a scintillating performance to capture the silver medal in the event at the IAAF World Indoor Championships this morning at Arena Birmingham.
The 29-year-old Williams was very impressive throughout the competition on her way to securing Jamaica’s second silver medal of the championships, with a personal best mark of 14.48m.
The event was won by Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela, who cut the sand with a mark of 14.63m, while third went to Spain’s Ana Peleteiro in 14.63m
Williams opened the competition with a season’s best jump of 14.37m. She then recorded a personal-best mark of 14.41m on her second attempt.
Williams then eclipsed that mark with a jump of 14.48 metres, which led the competition up to the fifth attempt, before she was overtaken by Rojas.
Jamaica’s other competitor in the event Shanieka Rickets finish with a leap of 13.93m.
Meanwhile, O'Dayne Richards finished 11th in the men's shot put competition with a personal-best mark of 19.93m.
The event was won by New Zealand's Thomas Walsh, with a championships record of 22.31m.
Middle distance runner Natoya Goule failed to secure a spot in the final of the women's 800m competition after finishing third in her heat in 2:02.49.