High Jumper Jeanelle Scheper In High Spirits Despite Injury
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JEANELLE Scheper,s dream of making a second consecutive appearance in national colours at the Olympic Games in Tokyo has been dashed. The 26-year-old high jumper and 2016 Olympian, recently suffered an unfortunate injury while attending a training camp.
(l-r) Saint Lucia high jumper Jeanelle Scheper competiting at the 20th Commonwealth Games and the Dutch National Championship (Photo: Getty Images)
“I tore my meniscus (knee injury) during a training camp in mid-April. It was a regular day jumping session then on one of my jumps, I heard a pop and that was that,” Scheper said in a Facebook post, Wednesday.
Carifta 2021: SLAA President Cornelius Breen Says, ‘We Are Disappointed’
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FOLLOWING on the heels of the 2021 Carifta Swimming Championship cancellation last week in Barbados, comes more sad news for the region’s junior athletes.
The 49th edition of the Carifta Games, dubbed the ‘Caribbean Mini Olympics’ has been cancelled. The announcement was made by the North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) General Secretary Vincentian, Keith Joseph on Monday, 10th May, 2021.
SLAA President – Cornelius Breen
“The NACAC understands the impact that another cancellation of our premier annual junior competition will have on our young athletes. Unfortunately, we have carefully taken all factors into consideration and are left with no option but to cancel the Carifta Games 2021,” Joseph said.
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