#London2017: Ja’s Thomas-Dodd qualifies for shot put final on 2nd attempt
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd qualified for the final of the shot put on her second attempt, scoring 18.42 metres at the 16th IAAF World Championships currently underway in London.
She failed on her first throw.
Hungary’s Anita Marton, who scored 18.76m on her first attempt, and Raven Saunders of the USA were the other two automatic qualifiers. Saunders achieved a throw of 18.63m on her second attempt.
Thomas-Dodd
, who stands at 5ft 5in and weighs 196 lbs, broke Jamaica’s national shot put record twice this year, first achieving the mark in April with 18.49m, then went even better with 19.15m, while capturing the NCAA title in June.
Her mark was the best in the history of Kent State University and the second-best throw in NCAA history. That kind of form has sent her confidence sky-high, pushing her up to sixth in the world.
