#7.12m

Bartoletta jumps world-leading 7.12m at US Championships

Long jumper-cum-sprinter Tianna Bartoletta produced the best performance on the third day of the US Championships in Eugene on Saturday (27), flying out to a world-leading 7.12m.

She quickly took control of the competition, jumping a wind-assisted 7.02m with her first attempt to which three-time defending world champion Brittney Reese responded to with 6.97m (-0.1mps) later in the first round.

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