Lausanne Diamond League 2024: Miltiadis Tentoglou leaves it late to win men's long jump title

Miltiadis Tentoglou leaps five centimetres further than Wayne Pinnock at Lausanne Diamond League 2024.

Miltiadis Tentoglou needed six attempts to win the men’s long jump title at Lausanne Diamond League 2024. Tentoglou recorded a jump of 8.06m as Wayne Pinnock finished second with 8.01m and Simon Ehammer ended up third place with  a best attempt of 7.99m.

The Olympic champion could only clear the 8m mark once in the event but it was enough to finish on top. Tentoglou was in seventh place until he leaped 7.97m in his fifth attempt; it helped him finish third.

Ehammer, Tentoglou and Pinnock lined up for the sixth and final attempt as the Jamaican was confident of finishing first. Ehammer confirmed the third spot by registering a final as Pinnock registered 7.85m. He was not happy with the mark as he was the only athlete to breach the 8m mark in the first five rounds.

Tentoglou was cheered up by the crowds as Pinnock and his coach watched the Greek athlete steal his place. He jumped 8.06m to extend the winning streak. Paris Olympics 2024 bronze medallist, Mattia Furlani finished a disappointing sixth with a best attempt of 7.88m. Only Pinnock and Tentoglou could breach the 8m mark.

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Tentoglou, Pinnock and Ehammer hold the top three jumps this season. The Olympic champion is the first athlete to jump beyond the 8.50m as Pinnock and Ehammer will look to join him soon.

Yaroslava Mahuchikh continues domination in women’s high jump by winning title at Lausanne Diamond League 2024

Yaroslava Mahuchikh made sure the top spot at Lausanne was hers by clearing 1.99m. The Olympic champion tried clearing the 2.03m but could not make it. Eleanor Patterson registered a season best of 1.96m to finish second as Olympic silver medallist, Nicola Olyslagers came in third with a best attempt of 1.92m.

A win is a win.🇺🇦's Olympic and world high jump champ Yaroslava Mahuchikh flies over 1.99m to win the high jump in Lausanne 👏📷 @chiaramontesan2#DiamondLeague pic.twitter.com/XrUf8Gz9jY

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 22, 2024

Mahuchikh passed her first three attempts and started by clearing 1.92m. She went on to clear 1.96m and 1.99m in the next two attempts. Mahuchikh is currently in first position in the Diamond League Finals standings with 24 points as Patterson is in third place with 21 points. Meanwhile Nicola is in fifth place with 18 points.

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