Running up on the podium steps at major events in the latter half of the season is high on the agenda for star athlete, Emanuel Archibald.
This is according to the nation’s second fastest man of all time and national long jump record holder who spoke with this publication yesterday.
With several local and international meets pending, the standout athlete has his hard hat on, putting in work in the weight room and on the track.
Clocking 10.23s in his last race and 10.18s prior to that, has the Jamaica-based Tokyo Olympian aspiring for sub-10 and medal earning performances at international meets.
The 28-year-old, who trains with the Swept Track Club in Kingston, told this publication yesterday that “Running fast earlier in the season was always the goal, as we are on a programme to do so.”
The South American Championships silver and bronze medalist added: “This just sets me up and shows that I’ll be faster later in the season moving forward.”
Archibald has targets on the National Championships (June 16-18), the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games, the Aliann Pompey Invitational (July 22) and the World Championships.
The CAC Games will be hosted in El Salvador and the Dominican Republic from June 23 to July 6.
“The goal for the CAC Games is to make the finals in both the 100m and the long jump” said Archibald. “Being in the finals anything can happen and that can put me in the position to medal in both events” he added.
With the World Athletics Champion-ships 2023 starting on August 19 in Budapest, Hungary, the upcoming weeks promise a lot of excitement in track and field. The qualifying time for the marquee 100m event is 10.00s. Archibald plans to earn his spot at the championships before the qualifying window shuts on July 30. (Emmerson Campbell)
