Sep 28, 2019; Doha, Qatar; Tajay Gayle (JAM) takes victory lap with Jamaican flag after winning the long jump during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at Khalifa International Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
DOHA (Reuters) - Tajay Gayle, Jamaica's first world long-jump champion, can go on to break the world record, his coach Stephen Francis said on Sunday.
"That is the aim," Francis told Reuters from the training track at the Khalifa Stadium, a day after Gayle jumped a personal best of 8.69 metres to beat favourite Juan Miguel Echevarria of Cuba to the gold medal in Doha.
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