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Track & Field News of Tuesday, 21 March 2006

Source: Darling Boy Gibson(Radio Mercury,Kumasi)

C'wealth Games: Ignisious Gaisah qualify

Ghana medal hopeful Ignisious Gaisah qualified for the next stage Of the long jump event at the ongoing XVIII Commonwealth Games in Melbourn, Australia.

Gaisah jumped 7.91 metres to place fourth.

Another Ghanaian by name Yaw Fosu-Amoah jumped on the ticket Of South Africa and recorded 7.95 metres to place second.

Below are the list of qualifiers;

1. Gable Garenamotse (Botswana) 8.15 metres

2. ! Yaw Fosu-Amoah (South Africa) 7.95m

3. Fabrice Lapierre (Australai) 7.92

4. Ignisious Gaisah (Ghana) 7.91

5. Gregory Rutherford (England) 7.83

6. Timothy Parravicini (Australia) 7.81

7. Martin McClintock (South Africa) 7.81

8. Khotso Mokoena (South Africa) 7.75

9. Osbourne Moxey (Bahamas) 7.64

Did not qualify:

Christopher Tomlinson (England) 7.67

Darren Ritchie (Scotland) 7.53