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High-jumper impresses in the US
Tiaan Steenkamp (18), impressed at the recent IAAF World Junior Championships held in Oregon, US, posing a 2m jump to finish 21st out of 26 athletes.
The Championships, which are held every two years, cater for junior athletes 19 years of age and younger.
Steenkamp enjoyed a successful 2014 season in which he achieved a personal best of 2.18m and consistently jumped 2.15 throughout the campaign.
During the qualifying phase at the Championships, however, he managed a 2m jump, well under the qualifying height of 2.14m.
The 2m meant he failed to make it into the final, finishing joint 21st.
The six-day tournament saw two world junior records, seven championship meet records, 21 world-leading junior marks and 84 national junior records.
Team US led the medal count with 21.
The next installment of World Junior Champs will be held in Kazan, Russia. – @SabeloBoksburg
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