Tyrone Smith insisted he is not overly disappointed after agonisngly missing out on qualifying for this summer’s World Championships.Bermuda’s Male Athlete of the Year won gold at the Kawasaki World Challenge, in Japan, on Sunday with a leap of 8.09 metres his second best career jump which was just one centimetre shy of the qualifying standard.He said he was encouraged to jump over eight metres in only his second meet of the year and believed he was continuing where he left off last season, which saw him win gold at the CAC Games.“It was a good meet, the Japanese meets are always well-organised and it was pleasing to get the result I did,” said Smith.“It rained on Saturday and I wasn’t sure of how the day would work out but Sunday morning it was sunny outside and perfect conditions to jump in.“I’m not too concerned about meeting the standards, this was my second meet of the year and I actually had a bit of trouble with my run up, touching the board and so forth. Going into the jump that won the meet, I wasn’t sure on what would happen.“The win gives me a lot of confidence, I’ve a few things to work on but being only one centimetre short of the standard isn’t worrying at all.“There is a lot of time to make the grade and I haven’t jump this far before June ever and it’s my second best career jump so it was pleasing overall.”The 26-year-old leapt into the history books with a personal best of 8.22 metres last year to follow in the footsteps of legendary high jumper Clarence (Nicky) Saunders who grabbed gold at the 1987 CAC Games.The long jumper was also selected for the Americas Cup team last season to compete in the Continental Cup for his gold medal effort at the Games.Juggling his long jump career with his part-time job as a car salesman is less than ideal for Smith although he said the prize money from his win at the weekend had fattened his pockets slightly and would help keep him competing throughout the summer.This weekend will see him head to China for the Diamond League Shanghai.“Finances are okay, I’ve done some saving and received a scholarship last year so it is all helping,” he said.“I’m working at the moment, so that goes a long way as well as the prize money I just won which should get me through the summer so things aren’t as dismal as they look.“Obviously I would like to have no worries about money but I just need to do what I need to do in order to be successful.”