V Neena competes in the women's long jump qualifiers. AFPGold Coast: Nayana James and V Neena made it to the finals of the women's long jump after finishing ninth and 12th respectively in the qualification round of the Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday.
Nayana cleared 6.34m in her second attempt to finish fourth in Group B while Neena had a best effort of 6.24 to end at sixth in Group A.
Those who cleared 6.60m or the 12 best performers advanced to the final. In the qualification round, only four competitors got past 6.60m.
Nayana has a season's best of 6.51m which she achieved at the Federation Cup National Championships last month where she won a gold while Neena has a season's best of 6.42m which she managed during the Asian Games test event in Jakarta in February.
The 2015 World Championships silver medallist Shara Proctor of England qualified for the final with a best of 6.89m while current world season leader Christabel Nettey of Canada was second with 6.79m.
The final will be held on Thursday.
