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As Eugene High Jump looms, the focus falls on Doha winner Williams – Samsung Diamond LeaguePublished by
At last Friday’s Samsung Diamond League opener in Doha, the spotlight fell on local star Mutaz Essa Barshim, the 19-year-old high jumping wunderkind who exceeded all expectations by equaling his own national record of 2.31m in first major competition of the season. But the victory went to Jesse Williams, who'll have his turn in the spotlight when the event takes centre stage at Eugene’s Prefontaine Classic on 4 June, in the town he currently calls home. “I’m very happy for this success, jumping 2.33 in my first competition back, while starting a new season. Of course I was very close to winning, but everyone who knows Jesse knows that he is a very good high jumper.” Stellar men's Long Jump field Organisers also announced the field in the men's Long Jump, led by three-time World champion Dwight Phillips of the USA and Olympic and 2007 World champion Irving Saladino of Panama. They'll take on among others Olympic bronze medallist Godfrey Mokoena of South Africa, Italy's Andrew Howe, and decathlete Ashton Eaton, who'll also be competing before a hometown crowd. |