No National Record for Ryan
On March 8th, we posted an article about several national records that were set in the few weeks prior. These included indoor records by Shafiqua Maloney in the 800m, Mikeisha Welcome in the Triple Jump, Kemroy Cupid in the 60m, and Uroy Ryan outdoor Under-20 Long Jump record.
Upon further examination, TASVG has concluded that Ryan’s Long Jump record was not valid.
According to the World Athletics technical rule 31.17.2:
- “In the long Jump and Triple Jump conducted outdoors, information concerning wind velocity, measured as indicated in Rules 29.10-12 of the Technical Rules shall be submitted. If the wind velocity, measured in the direction of jumping, averages more than 2 metres (2.0) per second, the performance will not be ratified.”
The 16 year old Ryan, who is in his 2nd year at Jamaica College, tied for 3rd at the JAAA Qualification Meet on March 6th, with a jump of 7.34m, but the 2.1 meter per second wind reading marginally exceeded the legal limit by 0.1.
The record remains at 7.10m held by Kevin Bailey.
TASVG continues to anticipate an outstanding performance this season from Ryan, as we do with all our athletes.
