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Devetzi produces best triple jump in world this year
Agencies
Updated: 2008-07-10 17:14
ATHENS, July 9 - Greece's Piyi Devetzi gave her Beijing Olympic medal chances a boost when she produced the best triple jump of the year so far in the European Athletics Premium Meeting in Thessaloniki on Wednesday.
Hrysopiyi Devetzi of Greece competes in the women's triple jump final at the 12th IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championship in Valencia March 8, 2008. [Agencies] |
The Olympics silver medallist from four years ago produced a winning jump of 15.22 metres while Cuban World Champion and previous world leader Yargelis Savigne had to settle for a best of 15.12 metres.
Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell ran 10.85 in the 100 metres to clock the third-best performance at the distance this year.
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