Beckford second in Diamond League in Poland
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August 22, 2026
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Commonwealth Games champion Romaine Beckford placed second in the men’s high jump on the first day of the two-day Wanda Diamond League meeting in Silesia, Poland, on Saturday, clearing 2.29m.
Beckford, who is third in the Diamond League rankings and expected to qualify for the lucrative final in Belgium in two weeks, used all three attempts to get over 2.26m and 2.29m before failing at 2.31m.
Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi won with 2.31m, with American JuVaughn Harrison placing third with 2.26m.
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