Jamaica’s Ackelia Smith will contest the women’s long jump final at the Paris Olympic Games, while compatriot Chanice Porter missed out, following contrasting performances in their respective qualifications at the Stade de France on Tuesday.
Smith, who also represented Jamaica in the triple jump final earlier in the Games, cut the sand at 6.59m on her second attempt for fifth in qualifying Pool B.
Porter, who went in Pool A started well with her first leap of 6.48m, but she failed to improve on that and was left in eighth, as it was not good enough to contest the medal event.
Earlier, Jamaica’s Adelle Tracey missed out on an automatic spot in the women’s 1500m.
Despite clocking a season’s best 4:09.33 in heat one, Tracey finished down the track in 13th and will have to contest the repechage round for a second shot at progressing.