South Africa: Manyonga Leaps to Victory, Shange Sets SA Record

Long jump star Luvo Manyonga and race walker Lebogang Shange were the best of a large South African contingent at the 11th leg of the IAAF Diamond League series held in London, England over the weekend.

On Sunday, Manyonga and countryman Ruswahl Samaai closed off the two-day meeting in fine style by taking a one-two finish in their specialist discipline. Manyonga produced a meeting record of 8.58m to take the win, while Samaai finished second with a season's best of 8.42m, with both athletes leaping beyond 8.20m from five of their six attempts.

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