The long jump trial was one example used by Ridgeon to demonstrate World Athletics' aims of improving the sport, making processes quicker and more exciting, particularly for field events.

Before Beamon's leap, the farthest long jump had been 27 feet ... Then he turned to sports. "My high school (in Jamaica) was a jungle," he said. "You had to be constantly alert -- ready to ...

and it would be great to find a balance between promoting the sport and preserving its basic values." Their responses followed that of four-time Olympic long jump champion Carl Lewis, who wrote on ...

It was in the bright blue of Italy’s track and field Azzurri that Fiona May matured into a world-beating senior ...

The second Tara Davis-Woodhall realized she won the gold medal for the women's long jump on Thursday, her jaw dropped. After ...

Jamaica's Carey McLeod claims bronze in the long jump after narrowly avoiding a painful landing earlier in the competition at the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024 in Glasgow. 'Long ...

The UW Oshkosh men’s and women’s track and field teams set numerous program and Division III records en route to winning the ...