The long jump final at the US Trials it was of great interest to us Larissa Iapichinofresh from her silver medal at the European Championships with a beautiful leap of 6.94 metres (now the fourth best world performance of the season, considering both indoors and outdoors). The Tuscan was able to look closely at some of its rivals of highest rank in view of the Games, but no monstrous measures have arrived from Eugene’s platform and this can be comforting in optics fight for medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Tara Davis-Woodhall won with 7.00 metersbut was able to benefit from a wind well beyond the permitted limits from the regulation (+2.6 m/s). The world silver medalist had reached 7.18 during the indoor season, her windy leap being achieved on the fifth attempt (previously she had stopped at an insufficient 6.69, among other things with two nulls in the opening that had her back against the wall) sends her to France, where she will be one of the favourites for the podium.
Ticket to Europe also booked by Jasmine Moore (6.98 with 1.1 m/s of breeze at the back, seasonally adjusted by five centimetres and overtaking carried out against Iapichino in the annual world lists) e Monae’ Nichols, who with a 6.86 in the last bout leaves Quanesha Burks (6.80) behind. The best seasonal world performance remains in the hands of the German Malaika Mihambo, with the 7.22 meters printed on the raised platform of the Olympic Stadium last 12 June.
