World Athletics Indoor Championships – Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports activities Park, Nanjing, China – March 21, 2025
Jamaica’s Raymond Richards in motion in the course of the Males’s Excessive Bounce Remaining.
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Competing in his debut worldwide championship, jumper Raymond Richards delivered a standout efficiency to safe a spot on the rostrum as he clinched bronze within the males’s excessive leap on the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships on the Nanjing Dice in Nanjing, China lately.
On his first try at every, Richards cleared the primary three heights of two.14m, 2.20m, and a pair of.24m.
He then cleared 2.28m on his second try. Richards was amongst 4 athletes to efficiently clear 2.28m, however ultimately secured third place based mostly on rely again.
South Korea’s Sanghyeok Woo claimed the gold medal, when he cleared 2.31m, matching his season’s finest.
New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr claimed the silver medal, whereas American Elijah Kosiba completed fourth and Ukraine’s Oleh Doroshchuk completed fifth.
Jamaica’s Romaine Beckford in motion in the course of the Males’s Excessive Bounce Remaining. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Jamaica’s different competitor within the occasion, Olympic finalist Romaine Beckford, completed ninth after clearing the opening peak of two.14m. Jamaica’s Rohan Watson and Barbados Julian Forde may solely handle fifth and seventh place end respectively, within the males’s 60m ultimate.
Watson, who entered the ultimate with the fourth-fastest qualifying time from the heats, clocked 6.59 seconds. He completed simply behind China’s Zhenye Xie and South Africa’s Akani Simbine. Simbine claimed his first particular person world medal with a bronze in 6.54 seconds.
The Barbadian Forde, crossed the end line in 6.64 seconds, marking a major milestone in his profession.
The race was dominated by Nice Britain’s Jeremiah Azu, the reigning European champion, in 6.49 seconds, matching his private finest. Australia’s Lachlan Kennedy, secured silver with a time of 6.50 seconds.
