Any chance of South Africa's world champion Luvo Manyonga breaking the world long jump record at an event specially organised by the Tignes ski resort in the French Alps was blown away on Wednesday by an unpredictable wind.
At times, as athletes were competing, it was blowing at speeds of up to 3.7 metres per second from behind, nearly twice the legal limit allowed by the IAAF for record purposes.
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