BUDAPEST: Ivana Vuleta of Serbia won the women’s long jump at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, soaring 7.14m, the best jump in the world this season.
The 33-year-old bronze medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics secured the victory on her fifth of six jumps.
Tara Davis-Woodhall of the US captured the silver with a leap of 6.91m in her senior world championship debut, while Alina Rotaru-Kottmann of Romania jumped 6.88m for bronze.
Reigning Olympic and world champion Malaika Mihambo of Germany missed the competition due to injury.