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PARIS, France — Jamaican men’s team captain Yona Knight-Wisdom nearly earned a spot in the men’s 3-meter springboard diving final Wednesday morning.
Despite Knight-Wisden’s best efforts, he ended up ranking 13th with a total score of 412.40 points in 6 dives, narrowly missing out on the finals. Jonathan Rubalcaba of the Dominican Republic won the last spot with a score of 416.20 points.
Knight-Wisden started strongly and seemed on track to finish in the top 12, but he fumbled on his fifth jump (3.5 somersaults) and received only 52.50 points. The blunder mirrored his performance the day before, when he received 43.5 points on the same jump. At the time, he was 17th, just ahead of one competitor.
7th best diver
His best performance came in his first jump, a tucked forward triple somersault, which earned him 74.40 points and placed him seventh in the round. He continued that performance in his third jump, a tucked forward double somersault with 2.5 twists, which earned him 72.00 points and placed him fifth. He also performed well in his fourth jump, a tucked forward double somersault with 2.5 twists, which earned him 73.10 points and placed him seventh again.
Knight-Wisden, who competed in three Olympic Games, was named as an alternate for the final and has said he will end his international career.
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Meanwhile, Jamaica continued to shine in athletics. Young Roman Beckford made the men’s high jump final in Group B with a jump of 2.24m, placing third behind Hamish Kerr of New Zealand (2.27m) and Gianmarco Taberi of Italy (2.24m). The best performers in Group A were Mutaz Essa Belsham of Qatar and Shelby McEwen of the United States, both clearing 2.27m.
Sprint Hurdles Advantage
Jamaica’s dominance in the sprint hurdles was also evident, with all three of their 100m hurdlers advancing to the semifinals. In the first round, Janique Brown finished third in 12.84 seconds, with Nigeria’s Toby Amusang third in 12.49 seconds. Two-time world champion Daniel Williams won the fourth round in 12.59 seconds, while Akela Nugent won the fifth round in 12.65 seconds. Defending Olympic gold medalist Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won the second round in 12.42 seconds.
However, Navaski Anderson had a disappointing performance in the men’s 800m preliminaries, finishing fifth in the fifth heat with a time of 1:46.82 and failing to qualify. Similarly, Adele Tracy failed to seize the opportunity in the revival in the women’s 1500m, finishing 11th in the second heat with a time of 4:14.562.
Despite the setback, Jamaica remains a formidable force in athletics and expectations are high for the upcoming finals and semi-finals.
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