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SA’s Heymans and Edwards get gold in Oregon | SA News

9 August 2026 by Guest

South Africa’s Jan-Hendrik Heymans and Michael-Andre Matthew Edwards clinched victory with world U20-leading personal best performances during the third evening of action at the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 on Friday.

The fight for the triple jump top spot was a back and forth between Jamaica and USA. The fight really began when Jamaica’s Edwards jumped a PB of 16.71m in the fifth round. USA’s Miles Nesmith answered with 16.79m – a second consecutive PB jump after his 16.54m from the fourth round, while China’s Wang Zhuoyue sat in third place on 16.36m.

But Edwards had a response of his own – 17.08m from his final attempt to become the first U20 athlete this year to…

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