Samson Ojuka (right) celebrates with the Kenyan delegation after winning a silver medal in the men's long jump T37 at the Paralympic Games at Stade de France, Paris.
Ojuka said that the first two jumps disappointed him. He failed to go on board in his first jump but managed 5.83m and 5.88m in his second and third attempts.
“I was doing 6.2m to 6.3m in training when I finally managed to step on the board well. I told myself that that wasn’t me…I had to reorganise myself on the runway,” said Ojuka.
In Paris
Freshly minted Paralympic Games men’s long jump T37 silver medallist, Samson Ojuka of Kenya, said getting the right techniques on the runaway was the key to success.
