Richards throws CAC meet record, ‘A’ standard in shot put

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Sunday, July 07, 2013 | 2:09 PM

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Jamaica’s former World University Games (WUG) shot put gold medalist O’Dayne Richards has booked his place at the IAAF world Championships in Moscow next month after throwing a Central America and Caribbean Senior Championships meet record and personal best 20.97m in Mexico Sunday morning.Richards who won the WUG gold two years ago in China surpassed the ‘A’ automatic standard of 20.60m and his former personal best 20.31m last year.The new mark puts him joint 12th best in the world so far.–Paul ReidLike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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Richards throws CAC meet record, ‘A’ standard in shot put