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    Jul 28, 2022 3 minutes

    LONG JUMP GOLD AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

    Wang Jia’nan stunned onlookers as he grabbed China’s first ever long jump gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, the U.S., on July 16.

    Wang rose to victory in his sixth and final attempt with a season-best performance of 8.36 meters, beating the best attempt of Greece’s reigning Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou, who eventually took home the silver, by 4 cm. Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer claimed the bronze with 8.16 meters.

    Born in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, the 25-year-old started training professionally

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