Tentoglou wins long jump
There was drama in the men’s long jump as Tentoglou won with his last leap of 8.41 metres which tied with Cuba’s Juan Miguel Echevarria’s jump, but the Greek secured the title on a countback with his next-best effort of 8.15m ahead of the Cuban’s 8.09.
TOKYO: There was drama in the men's long jump as Tentoglou won with his last leap of 8.41 metres which tied with Cuba's Juan Miguel Echevarria's jump, but the Greek secured the title on a countback with his next-best effort of 8.15m ahead of the Cuban's 8.09.
"What an incredible competition. What an incredible jump, the last jump," Tentoglou said after the final. "In the end I managed to pull something out to get the medal."
Echevarria settled for silver while his compatriot Maykel Masso picked up the bronze medal.
"It's not what I expected, the result I expected, but still, it's a very welcome prize," Echevarria said.
His compatriot Mason also lauded the competition. Agencies
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