Long jump at the World Athletics Championships
Tentoglou soars to second world indoor long jump title
Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece edged Italian teenager Mattia Furlani to win long jump gold at the world indoor athletics championships on Saturday, adding another world title to his glittering resume.
Serbian long jumper Vuleta wins Diamond League
EUGENE - Serbia's Ivana Vuleta won the long jump event at the Diamond League in Eugene, US, after producing a 6.85 m leap in her last attempt in the final on Sunday.
Vuleta was tied in the first place with Nigerian Ese Brume but won due to a better second-best attempt (6.77 m compared to 6.69 m by Brume).
American Quanesha Burks took the third place with a 6.77 m jump.
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Tentoglou wins long jump gold with final leap
Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece won long jump gold at the World Championships on Thursday as his final leap of 8.52 metres edged him ahead of long-time leader Wayne Pinnock of Jamaica.
Last year's silver medallist Tentoglou got the event off to a flier as he produced a huge season's best 8.50 with his opening jump, only for Pinnock to match it in the second round.
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