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Nigeria's long jumper dominantly won her first professional meet in Italy.
Talented long jumper Ruth Usoro claimed her first professional win at the Meeting Citta' Di Padova in Italy.
Usoro soared to an impressive distance of 6.75m (0.1) for a dominant victory over the field, with Croatia's Neja Filipic's 6.18m good enough for second position.
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The Nigerian long and triple jump sensation was in a league of her own, as any of her five legal jumps would have been more than enough to win.
Usoro's victory is a vital confidence boost for the youngsters professional career, who sadly missed reaching the final by 0.1m, having finished thirteenth overall at the World Championships in Budapest.
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09:45 - 02.02.2023
OPINION Ruth Usoro rising through the ranks as one of Africa's best jumpers in history
Ruth Usoro is just getting to the peak of her career, so still has a lot to offer and be in the game for many years. She may not be there yet, but she's steadily rising through the ranks of being one of Africa's best jumpers in history.
The standout college athlete for Texas Tech University will now be gunning to build on this momentum in her next meets and finish the season on a high note, having had a brilliant debut 2023 professional season.
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