Jamaican Alain Bailey makes the big jump

Newly crowned National long jump champion Alain Bailey, the man scheduled to take over from the fruitful career of James Beckford is headed for the world championships believing that a medal is well within the realm of possibility.

The Arkansas Razorback won his first national title in June on his last jump with a personal best of 8.21 metres that put him a lot closer to some of the best jumpers in the world this year.

"The jumps this year have not been out of my reach. There have been guys jumping what I jumped at the national trials and on any given day 8.30m can get a medal. That’s not far, that’s not out of my reach," he said….Read More