August 6: Tito Odunaike Triple Jumps 15.21m at the World Junior Championships
MMK’s Tito Odunaike represented Great Britain in the Triple Jump at the World Junior Championships in Oregon, USA.
The European U18 Champion, competing against athletes up to two years older than himself, jumped in the second of two qualifying pools.
In the first round he jumped 14.72m (w+0.1), some distance below his 16.12m club record. In the second round he improved to 15.02m (w+0.8). He improved again to 15.21m (w-0.1) in the final round, but was still 0.48m short of qualifying in the top 12 for the final.
- World U20 Triple Jump Qualifying, Pool B: 13 Tito Odunaike (M18)Â 15.21m (w-0.1)