Wayne Pinnock jumped a world lead of 8.54 metres to qualify for Thursday's final.
.png)
00:00
00:00
00:00
A report from Jordon Forte
With 10 Jamaicans in action, the nation will be expected to add a few more medals to its tally on Thursday's 6th day of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Tajay Gayle, the 2019 world champion, world leader Wayne Pinnock and Carey McLeod all carry medal hopes for the nation as they get set to contest the long jump final on Thursday.
Pinnock will be buoyed by his 8.54 metre world lead on Wednesday in qualifying while Gayle will look to draw on the experience of his championship winning performance four years ago.
The event gets going at 12:30 p.m.
Natalliah Whyte will be the first Jamaican on track when she contests semifinal one of the women's 200 at 12:45 p.m. and will line up against world leader USA’s Gabby Thomas and Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith.
Kevona Davis goes in the second semi at 12:54 p.m. and faces St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred and Bahamian Anthonique Strachan.
Reigning world champion and fastest woman alive over the distance Shericka Jackson continues her title defence when she contests the third semifinal at 1:03 p.m.
She will renew her rivalry with 100m champion Sha'Carri Richardson and Marie-Josée Ta Lou in that round.
On the men's side, Andrew Hudson goes in semifinal 1 which features world champion Noah Lyles at 1:20 p.m., while Rasheed Dwyer contests semifinal 3 which also has Zharnel Hughes, Erriyon Knighton and Andre de Grasse at 1:38 p.m.
There will be more opportunities for Jamaica to medal as 2015 champion Danielle Williams and NCAA champion Ackera Nugent contest the women's 100 metre hurdles final at 2:22 p.m.
Williams will run from lane 2 and Nugent from lane 8.
Antonio Watson and Sean Bailey will also be after a podium spot when they run the 400 metre final at 2:35 p.m.
Watson, who is the fastest qualifier to the final, runs from lane 7 while Bailey will line up in lane 9.
The nation can also end the day in glory as Janieve Russell in lane 3, Andrenette Knight in lane 4 and Rushell Clayton in lane 8 contest the women's 400 metre hurdles final.
Jamaica currently has three medals – two silvers and a bronze – after five days of competition.
All feeds
