Australian para athlete Sienna Newton missed her final long jump attempt at the Commonwealth Games after struggling to remove her tracksuit pants before the clock expired.The 19-year-old brain cancer survivor was preparing for her sixth attempt in the women’s T38 long jump when her pants became caught on her spikes.Officials and fellow competitors rushed to help Newton as the countdown continued, eventually ripping the pants so she could remove them.Newton reached the runway with fewer than 10 seconds remaining and began her approach before pulling out of the jump. She later explained that she had not started from her usual run-up marker.The Commonwealth Games rookie finished fifth after recording a personal best of 4.70 metres with her fifth attempt.’Definitely not how I imagined my Commonwealth Games debut would go,’ Newton wrote on social media. Australian para athlete Sienna Newton finished fifth in the women’s T38 long jump at her Commonwealth Games debut Newton recorded a personal best of 4.70m before a wardrobe malfunction prevented her from completing her final attempt properly’And yes, if you tuned in, you would’ve seen the chaos that was my last jump. Ironically, I think that was the most airtime the T38 long jump got all day. ‘Yep, it was my pants. They’re now officially ripped, so if @valoursport has a spare pair lying around, let me know.’On the bright side, I jumped a new PB of 4.70m on my fifth attempt. Unfortunately, I never got to take a proper sixth jump.’Between the countdown clock and trying to wrestle off a pair of pants with a left hand that I can’t feel, it wasn’t exactly an easy task.’Newton has no feeling in her left hand and weakness down her left side following surgery to remove a plum-sized brain tumour in 2015.She was still in primary school when she suffered a seizure and was diagnosed with brain cancer.Newton subsequently underwent surgery and radiotherapy, experienced short-term memory loss and faced regular MRI examinations. She has since been declared cancer-free.Paralympian Danny Crates said athletes were generally expected to be prepared before being called for their attempt. The 19-year-old brain cancer survivor struggled to remove her tracksuit pants as the countdown clock continued running down’There is unfortunately a little bit of naivety in there as well,’ Crates said during Channel Seven’s coverage.’They know their jump is coming. They would be expected to be stripped down, waiting on the back of the runway, ready to go. So she’ll be frustrated with herself there.’Newton later clarified that she had begun trying to remove the pants well before her final jump appeared on the broadcast.’And just to clear up the commentary at the end of the video about me needing to be ready to jump, I had actually started trying to get the pants off two jumps earlier,’ she said.’It just didn’t quite go to plan. And looking back at the video, I don’t even think I went off my run-up mark.’As it turns out, according to the rule book, I should have been allowed another jump under protest. So who knows what that last jump could have been.’The appearance in Glasgow marked Newton’s Australian athletics debut.The Wallalong athlete earned her place in the Australian Flame squad after jumping 4.59 metres at the Oceania Championships in Darwin in May.She began competing at a young age and returned to athletics about a year after undergoing surgery. Newton initially continued competing against able-bodied athletes before receiving her para-athletics classification.She has since moved to Sydney, where she studies acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and trains under coach Andrew Murphy.Newton thanked those who supported her during the event and reflected on an eventful Commonwealth Games debut.’A huge shoutout to my fellow competitors for jumping in and helping me get the pants off. Thank you as well to my coach and my family. I wouldn’t be here without your support.’A PB, a pair of ripped pants, and a story I’ll never live down. That’s sport.’