Scott upbeat despite injury in Doha
Published:Saturday | September 28, 2019 | 12:11 AMAkino Ming/Staff Reporter
Doha, Qatar:
Although he expressed how grateful he is to have represented his country at the 2019 World Athletics Championship, Jordan Scott couldn’t hide his disappointment after he was forced to stop in the preliminary round of the Men’s Triple Jump yesterday.
Scott aggravated a hamstring injury on his first attempt, where he registered 14.73m. The former Campion College student picked up the injury to his right hamstring five days ago during a practice session.
“I was doing some jumps, and coming off one of them, I slightly strained my hamstring, and today (yesterday), I was just trying to rebound but it just wasn’t happening,” he said.
As he walked out of the Khalifa International Stadium here, he tried to look positive, but he admitted that he was disappointed about not being able to show what he was capable off doing.
“I am disappointed, knowing that I was training all this time to come here, and for something to happen while I am here, it’s sad,” Scott said in the mixed zone on his way out of the stadium. “It is disappointing, but at the same time, it could have happened to anybody, so I am just trying to stay optimistic because it is not the end of the world.”
PERSONAL BEST
Scott, who has a personal best of 17.08m, put together his best season as a senior athlete this year. Not only did he jump over 17m, but he produced a series of 17-m leaps on the US Collegiate circuit for the University of Virginia.
Prior to this season, his previous best was 16.82m, a distance he achieved at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Baranquilla, Colombia, last year.
The 22 year-old believes his steady progress will be rewarded soon and has vowed to come back stronger for the Tokyo Olympic Games next year.
“It is back to the drawing board to get healthy for the Olympics,” Scott said.
Scott’s progression:
2019 17.08m Charlottesville, VA (USA) MAY 11, 2019
2018 16.82m Barranquilla (COL) August 2, 2018
2017 16.44m Charlottesville, VA (USA) April 21, 2017
2016 16.01m Stadion Zawisza, Bydgoszcz (POL) July 21, 2016
2015 15.19m Philadelphia, PA (USA) April 25, 2015
2014 15.36m Olympic Stadium, Nanjing (CHN) August 22, 2014
2013 14.83m Kingston (JAM) June 16, 2013