GUMBS TWIN DJIMON AND DIAMANTE DOMINATE SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE IN FIELD EVENTS

The Gumbs twin Djimon and Diamante both showed out at the recently concluded Southland Conference outdoor championships in Texas, United States, dominating a number of field events.

Djimon won a trio of medals that earned him the Southland Conference Male Outstanding Performer Award.

In the shot put, he took the gold with his second throw, tossing a distance of 17.91 meters. In the discus throw, he collected a silver, throwing 54.8 meters, a distance that was bettered by Diamante who won the event with a throw of 59.16 meters.

Djimon rounded off his medal tally with a bronze in the javelin throw, achieving a personal best distance of 57.85 meters.

In addition to Diamante’s gold medal performance in the discus throw, he returned in the hammer throw with a career-best and new national record of 54.86 meters, placing fifth in the event.