Richard sets new record

TEAM Papua New Guinea athlete Peniel Richard finished the indoor season on a high last weekend, setting a new national indoor record of 15.56m in the triple jump.
Competing for West Texas A&M University at the National Collegiate Athletic Association division two national indoor track and field championships, Richard improved his previous best performance indoors of 15.31m in January.
The result earned him third place in a very close competition where Richard went into the sixth and final round in the lead after posting a 15.49m effort in his fourth jump.
However, Lincoln Missouri’ David Kizan (15.61m) and Colorado’s Abbott Dakota (15.69m) bettered this with their final jumps to set up a dramatic climax to the competition.
Although Richard improved to 15.56m, it wasn’t enough to snatch the title. Richard also holds the national outdoor triple jump record of 15.51m which was set at the Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa, last year.