INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Shi Yuhao of China won the guyss long jump gold medal with a leading effort of 8.21 meters at the World Athletics Diamond League competition
in Shaoxing, east Chinas Zhejiang Province, on Saturday
His compatriot Shu Heng earned silver after equaling his personal best with 8.18 meters.Wayne Pinnock of Jamaica finished third with 8.10
meters to round out the podium at the China Textile City Sports Center in Shaoxings Keqiao District.Paris Summer Olympics guyss triple dive
runner-up Zhu Yaming included a bronze medal for the host nation after leaping 16.92 meters in the last of his occasion, but he stated hes
not totally satisfied with the result
Im turning 31 quickly, but psychologically, I feel 24 or 25
Theres still a lot potential in me, and Ill keep combating, Zhu informed reporters.Chinese javelin thrower Dai Qianqian clinched silver
with a personal finest of 64.38 meters.In other events, Cordell Tinch of the USA took the spotlight after sprinting to a remarkable 12.87
seconds in the guyss 110-meter obstacles, breaking the longstanding satisfy record and posting the fourth-fastest time in history.The
Americans remarkable run went beyond the previous standard of 12.97 seconds, set in 2012 by Chinese hurdling legend Liu Xiang, and
represented the best efficiency worldwide in 2025
His time was simply 0.07 far from the world record of 12.80 seconds
Thats all you dream of when you begin running track, to be towards the top level, Tinch stated
Personally, I do not truly take note of records
I simply concentrate on coming out and being much better than the week before
If the world record comes, fantastic
If not, as long as Im progressing, thats all I can request
Swedish pole vault feeling Armand Duplantis claimed another win in China, following his success at the season-opening drop in Xiamen with a
clearance of 6.11 meters to beat Greeces Emmanouil Karalis, who topped out at 6.01 meters.After securing the gold, Duplantis attempted to
exceed his own world record by raising the bar to 6.28 meters, however failed on all three efforts
The jump did not feel that terrific, and the run did not feel that great either, Duplantis admitted
Im going to take another month without any competitors –-- simply train tough and make certain I can develop to an actually great,
healthy, and strong season leading into Tokyo in September
More world-leading marks were produced across the night as Karsten Warholm of Norway won the guyss 400m obstacles in 47.28 seconds, American
Grace Stark grabbed the womens 100m hurdles title in 12.42 seconds, and Ethiopias Tsige Duguma clocked 1:56.64 while winning the femaless
