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Delana gears up for jump of a lifetime

September 3, 2012 12:00 am

Fiji’s Iliesa Delana will compete in the F42 High Jump event tomorrow in the Paralympic Games in London.

The 27-year-old is ranked number two in the world and will compete against six other jumpers from Sri Lanka, Poland, Brazil, India, China and the Phillipines.

Delana’s toughest competitor is expected to be Weizhong Guo of China – who hew last competed against at the World Championship in Australia this year.

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