Long jump’s new take off zone: Fouled out due to athlete protestations

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© Copyright – 2025 – Athletics Illustrated What is that aphorism about the many governing the few and the few governing the many leading to chaos (or bad marketing decisions)? World Athletics proposed and trialled a change in the long jump event. The purpose was to reduce the chance of athletes fouling out of the […]

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