EMERGENT TALENT !
David Birati (DOB 15-12-90) hit the headlines in 2007 when he won the Open MHJ at the National Championships. Having recorded 1.80m. he has joined the top ranks of the I-Kiribati jumpers.
This year he has extended that pb to 1.82m. during his school (Moroni HS) Inter-Team competition last month. He came for his first serious squad training session this morning and, after quickly establishing a consistent approach run, took his practice up to 1.77m. with only one failure on the way. Clean consistent technique was shown plus his ability to adapt his timing to the increasing height. We also worked on an extension of his approach. He coped well, and if he can stay fit and uninjured until October, may start to threaten 1.90m. The NR is 1.92m. !!
Last Modified on 28/04/2008 20:36