Proper jumps to new level to retain national crown

FOR the second year in a row Kelly Proper (Ferrybank) set a new national long jump record at the Woodies DIY Indoor Championships of Ireland at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast where she retained her title with a best jump of 6.28 metres.

In what was an excellent competition for the Waterford athlete, she had just one foul, registering marks of 6.18 and 6.19 each side her new national record.

“So far in 2008 I have jumped 6.20 and 6.25 in Nenagh — all were better than the 6.19 record I set here last year — and now this weekend in jumped 6.28 so if I can keep improving like this in all my competitions I will be very happy,” she said