July 2, 2016
#NatlTrials: Kateema Riettie claims national javelin title
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Kateema Riettie registered her seventh hold on the national javelin title with a mark of 49.89 metres on the final day of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA)/Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) National Senior Championships at the National Stadium on Sunday.
Riettie, throwing unattached, won ahead of national record holder Olivia McKoy (47.29m) and Olivia Leckford (47.19m) of GC Foster College.
All three athletes failed to make the Olympic qualifying standard of 62.00 metres.
Sherdon Cowan