PARIS, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- American Tara Davis-Woodhall continued her rapid ascent by winning gold in the women's long jump at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
The 25-year-old secured the title with a best jump of 7.10 meters, 0.12 meters ahead of Germany's defending Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo, who took silver.
American Jasmine Moore took bronze, 0.02 meters further back.
Davis-Woodhall, who finished sixth at the Tokyo 2020 Games, was a silver medalist at the 2023 world championships before taking gold at this year's world indoor championships. ■
