yesterday when he failed to make the final.

Saunders, the 1990 Commonwealth Games gold medalist who was fifth in Seoul four years ago, did not even manage to clear the bar at all during yesterday's qualifying competition in Barcelona.

After skipping the opening three heights, Saunders was never close to clearing his opening height of 7ft 03 ins. The qualifying height for the final was 7-61 .

With Dawnette Douglas failing to go beyond the first round of the 100 metres yesterday, Bermuda's track and field hopes now rest with triple jumper Brian Wellman and sprinter Troy Douglas, who go into action today.

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