Jamaica’s

Tajay Gayle leapt 8.69 metres to win the men’s long jump at the World

Championships in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday. He captured the gold medal, the

first for the island at the event.

Gayle put

together the best two jumps of the final, as he made the winning jump on his

fourth attempt, after he had leapt 8.46 metres with his first attempt, which

was also the second-best jump in the final.

Gayle fouled his second and third attempts and did not attempt the fifth and sixth attempts.

It was the

first time that Jamaica won the men’s long jump title at the World

Championships, with James Beckford winning the silver medal twice. It is the 10th

best long jump of all time.

8.69m — IAAF (@iaaforg) Personal best Longest jump in the world this year National record First Jamaican man in history to win

8.69m — IAAF (@iaaforg) Personal best Longest jump in the world this year National record First Jamaican man in history to win #WorldAthleticsChamps field event gold Take a bow, Tajay Gayle ? pic.twitter.com/UY7KUinpoXSeptember 28, 2019

Jeff

Henderson of the United States was second with 8.39 metres while favourite Juan

Echeverria of Cuba was third with 8.34 metres.