Andwuelle Wright landed just short of the eight-metre mark at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago on Sunday, disturbing the sand at 7.97 metres to strike gold in the Kaizen Challenge men’s long jump event.

Alena Brooks returned a time of two minutes, 04.41 seconds to secure third spot in the women’s 800 metres event, at the Jamaica National Championships in Kingston, on Saturday.

Reigning Carifta champions Tyriq Horsford and Shaniqua Bascombe will lead the charge for Trinidad and Tobago at the July 19-21 Pan American Junior Track and Field Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica. The team of 15 also includes sprinters Akilah Lewis and Ayla Stanisclaus.

Khalifa St Fort is no longer in the Ato Boldon camp. A story on the Sportsmax website (www.sportsmax.tv), yesterday, claimed that St Fort had “parted ways” with the quadruple Olympic medallist. Contacted by the Express, Boldon said the report was accurate, confirming he is no longer St Fort’s coach.