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LONG jumper Nia Robinson had the best finish by a Jamaican at yesterday's Bauhaus Gala Diamond League meet in Stockholm, Sweden.
Competing in the fifth leg of the Diamond League series, Robinson, the World Indoor Championships fifth-place finisher iade an impressive Diamond League debut, finishing third with a wind-assisted leap of 6.80 metres (2.4m/s). France's Hilary Kpatcha won the event with 6.85m, while Italy's Larissa Iapichino was second with 6.84m.
Tokyo Olympic Games gold medallist Roje Stona had the next best finish by a Jamaican after his second-round throw of 66.42 metres earned him fourth place in the discus. Sweden's Daniel Stahl, the 2020 Olympic champion, competing before his home crowd, won with a season's best 69.60m. Australia's Matthew Denny was second with 69.02m, while Slovenia's Kristjan Ceh finished third with 67.67m.
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