LONDON (Reuters) - Olympic champion Irving Saladino's bid to defend his long jump title at the London Games came to a premature end when the Panamanian failed to record a legal jump in qualifying on Friday.
The 29-year-old, Panama's first Olympic champion and also a world champion in 2007, carried his country's flag at the opening ceremony but fouled all three attempts on a cool evening at the Olympic Stadium.
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