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Simon is in the final of the Shot Put event. Photo credit: DOC media team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dillon Simon threw a season best 19.44 meters on Sunday afternoon to qualify for the finals of the Men\u2019s Shot Put Event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games now underway in Australia.<\/p>\n

Simon accomplished the feat on his second throw of the afternoon.<\/p>\n

He threw 18.29 meters on his first attempt before tossing 19.44 to finish 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0in Zone A.<\/p>\n

\u201c19.44, my season\u2019s best so, I\u2019m happy with that. Still I got more in the tank, you know\u2026second throw, felt good but I feel like I\u2019m getting nore power but the main thing was to get into the final and that\u2019s what I did. So, I\u2019m happy with that,\u201d Simon said in an interview with the Dominica Olympic Association media team after the event.<\/p>\n

Simon said his plan, heading into the final, is to get out a big throw as early as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean it\u2019s a psychological game so, (I’ll be) trying to get a big throw out first throw..second throw in the early rounds and just build up on that and see where it takes me,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

The final of the Shot Put took event is scheduled to be held on Monday 9th April at 8:25pm (Australia time),\u00a06:25 this morning (<\/span>Caribbean time).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dillon Simon threw a season best 19.44 meters on Sunday afternoon to qualify for the finals of the Men\u2019s Shot Put Event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games now underway in Australia. 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