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Ackelia Smith completed her first national long jump/triple jump double after winning the latter with 13.95m (2.0m/s) on the third day of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA)/Puma National Junior & Senior Championships at the National Stadium on Saturday.
Smith, who won the long jump with 6.81m on Thursday, competed despite a sore heel and said she was pleased to leave with both titles, even though she had hoped for better marks.
“I have to say it was a good week because I ended up winning both events, but personally I would have loved to jump better,” Smith said. “Still, I was competing with an injury that could have kept me out, so I’m just happy that I was able to come.”
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