Katarina Johnson-Thompson to long jump at Stockholm Diamond League

Heptathlon world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson will be part of an innovative long-jump competition at the Stockholm Diamond League on Sunday.

Instead of the event being decided by the best effort from six rounds, the top three jumpers after five rounds will then contest a one-jump final.

Also in the field are Olympic champion Caterine Ibarguen and world silver medallist Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk.

In-form Scot Jemma Reekie, 22, will take on a high-class 800m field.

American Raevyn Rogers, who won silver at the World Championships in Doha, will be among Reekie’s opposition, although Ugandan world champion Halimah Nakaayi is absent after coronavirus restrictions forced her to return home after last week’s Diamond League event in Monaco. (BBC)

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