By Monica Iheakam
Nigeria’s Ruth Usoro leapt to a new outdoor personal record of 6.82m at the USATF Bermuda Grand Prix held Sunday (early Monday Nigerian time) in Bermuda.
The Nigerian triple jump record holder in indoors and outdoor achieved the feat at the Flora Duffy Stadium, Bermuda National Sports Centre Devonshire.
Usoro placed third at the event behind the USA duo of Tara Davis-Woodhall (7.11w) and Quanesha Burks (7.04w).
The jump pushed her to number one spot in Africa this outdoor season above Ese Brume (6.77m) and number five in the world.
She also retained the number four spot in the Nigerian all-time list she leapt to in May 2022 in Lubbock, Texas where she set a then personal best of 6.78m.
The World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series meeting attracted world-class fields comprised of several global medal winners.
Meanwhile, reigning Olympic 100m hurdles champion, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn raced to a wind-aided 12.17 to win the high hurdles event at the USATF event in Bermuda.
She crossed the finish line in a wind-assisted 12.17 (3.5m/s) and only Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan – with her world record of 12.12 and the wind-assisted 12.06 she clocked to win the world title in Oregon – has ever gone faster.
Jamaica’s Danielle Williams came in second (12.38) while USA’s Tonea Marshall placed third in 12.39.