’Tosin OluwalowoRuth Usoro broke the national record in the women’s triple jump event at the Texas Tech Corky Classic on Saturday. The 23-year-old leapt a distance of 14.28m in her first attempt to set the new Nigerian record. She broke the 14.21m record set by Chinonye Ohadugha at the 2007 African Games in Algiers, Algeria. The distance was also the joint world lead in the triple jump this year. Hours later, Usoro set the meet’s record to win the long jump event with a distance of 6.51m.

Source: Punch January 18, 2021 04:51 UTC