Tamberi takes Silesia Diamond League high jump
CHORZOW (Poland): Newly-crowned European champion Gianmarco Tamberi won the men’s high jump at the Silesia Diamond League on Saturday.
Katowice, Poland witnessed an impressive high jump performance by Italian athlete Gianmarco Tamberi at the Silesia Diamond League on Saturday. The newly crowned European champion managed a best jump of 2.31 metres, falling short of the world record of 2.35m despite three attempts. Jamaica's Romaine Beckford secured the second position with a jump of 2.29m, while Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim, the meet record holder, ended up in seventh place with a jump of 2.23m.
In the women's shot put, American two-time world gold medallist Chase Jackson outperformed the competition, setting a new meet record of 20.92m. Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands, the European gold medalist, came in second with a best of 20.20m. Canada's Sarah Mitton, a former world indoor champion, rounded out the podium with a jump of 19.34m.
Portugal's Agate de Sousa also made history by setting a meet record of 6.98m in the women's long jump. However, American Alyssa Jones claimed the gold medal, outperforming her teammate in a series of jumps.
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