Archibald leaps to (unofficial) world leading distance

Emmanuel Archibald about to disturb the sand in a world leading (unofficial)8.07m on Sunday when the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) staged its first track and field meet for the year at the National Track and Field Centre.

Emmanuel Archibald got his season off to sublime start, leaping to a world leading (unofficial) 8.10m when the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) staged its first track and field meet for the year on Sunday at the National Track and Field Centre.

A look at the leaderboard on worldathletics.com  shows that the 26-year-old National record holder (8.12m), eclipsed Australia’s Darcy Roper who currently stands atop the table with a leap of 7.96m recorded on January, 26 in Australia.

Archibald, who has a goal of qualifying for this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, will be encouraged by his early season exploits.