Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Long Jump Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - September 28, 2019 Jamaica's Tajay Gayle celebrates winning gold REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
DOHA (Reuters) - Tajay Gayle became the first Jamaican man to ever win a world title in a field event, upsetting favourite Juan Miguel Echevarria of Cuba to grab gold in the long jump at the world athletics championships on Saturday with the biggest leap of the season.
The 23-year-old sped down the runway at high speed, leaping into the air to claim a distance of 8.69 metres on his fourth attempt, recording a personal best and beating his Cuban rival's 8.65m season best.
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