Olympics-Serbian long jumper Spanovic hoping to 'complete her story' at Paris Games


FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's Long Jump - Final - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Ivana Spanovic of Serbia in action REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel/File Photo

(Reuters) - Serbian long jumper Ivana Spanovic said she is hoping to finally secure an elusive Olympic gold medal at her fifth Games in Paris later this year and produce a fitting climax to the story of her career.

Spanovic has had a few near misses on sport's biggest stage, claiming bronze at the Rio Olympics in 2016 and finishing fourth at the Tokyo Games with a best effort of 6.91 metres.

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