Dominica will have to wait a little longer for its first medal at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games after the National record holder in the men’s long jump, Tristan James, fell short yesterday

Dominica will have to wait a little longer for its first medal at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games as the National record holder in the men’s long jump, Tristan James, fell short in his bid to medal yesterday. On Thursday James put in a solid showing in the Men’s Long Jump finals but came up just short in a tough field when he jumped 7.85 meters with his first jump and 7.79 meters with his second attempt but fouled his 3rd attempt.
 
His 7.85 meters in his first jump was good enough to get him into the medal round of the finals.He fouled his first attempt in the medal round but revived returning with 7.80 meters in his second attempt in the medal round.He needed to reach at least 8.06 meters for a medal or break the national record of 8.08 for a gold medal in his final jump, but he persevered producing 7.69 meters to finish in 7th place with a best jump of 7.85 meters.
 
James gave it his best shot at every effort he got in reaching for the gold but in the end, the Gold went to the Bahamas topping with (8.08 meters), Silver to India (8.08 meters), and bronze to South Africa (8.06)