IVANA jumped 6,91: Španović got to the World Cup final with the national record!

Already with her first jump, the Serbian record holder ranked amongst the top 12 in the world and did not have to jump in the two remaining series

It could not have been better! The only remaining Serbian representative at the World Championships in Beijing and the best hope for a medal, Ivana Španović, qualified for the finals of the long jump, as she achieved the best result in the qualifications among all female competitors and had the best result in the history of Serbian athletics.

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The European champion in the gym beat the national record and with a jump of 6.91 meters, from the first attempt, secured her spot among the 12 female competitors who will fight for the medal.

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The standard for the finals was 6.75 meters, but the Serbian athlete outdid herself in the first series and was exempt from the rest, along with five other female competitors.

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The remaining six competitors failed to do so, so in the fight for the medal, their jump in the three series was taken into account.

The Serbian record holder surpassed her previous national record by three centimeters which amounted to 6.88 meters, and the fact that she achieved such a result during the first series, best shows how ready and how far she can fly, up to the desired distance of seven meters.

Ivana Španović will compete for the medal in the championship of the planet in Beijing on Friday from 13:50 CET.

(Telegraf.co.uk)