COMMONWEALTH GAMES: George out of 200m; Hooper jumps PB

South American gold medallist, Winston George, had a tough outing on Tuesday in the 200m at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.

George finished fourth in Heat Seven with a time of 21.19s, which was not good enough to advance to the next round.

This will bring to an end, George’s participation at the Games after he was also unable to get into the final of the Men’s 400m by finishing seventh in the semi-final with a time of 47.25s.

Meanwhile, Natricia Hooper finished eighth in the Women’s Triple Jump final with a personal best (PB) distance of 13.15 metres. Hooper, who is a Carifta Triple Jump gold medallist, will also end her performance with the jump at the Games.

Hooper’s older sister, Natrena, was also a part of the event and finished 11^th with a season’s best of 12.62 metres. However, Natrena will also compete in the Women’s High Jump final later this week.

Emmanuel Archibald also had a tough outing in the Men’s Long Jump, recording a leap of 7.24 metres to finish ninth in the Men’s Group ‘B’ qualifying round.

Guyana has a few more chances to vie for medals with Leslain Baird to participate in the Men’s Javelin final, Troy Doris to compete in the Men’s triple jump final and Hooper to compete in the Women’s High Jump final. All three events are scheduled for April 14.