(PRIMASPORT) EUGENE – Larissa Iapichino She is the new Italian long jump record holder. At the ninth stage of the Diamond League in Eugene, the Italian world indoor runner-up, with her first jump, improved by one centimeter the record of 7.11 set by her mother Fiona May in Budapest on August 22, 1998. Larissa Iapichino's 7.12, with winds within limits (1.8 m/s), also sets the European season record.
This is also the second result of Larissa's career after the 7.06 in Palermo on May 31, 2025, with just a few centimeters left on the service board. The Fiamme Oro long jumper had to surrender on American soil only to Tara Davis-Woodhall, who overtook the Italian in the second round with 7.13 (0.8). After the record measurement, Larissa made a no-jump, then gave up her third and fourth jumps to finish the competition with 6.91, finishing second by just one centimeter. Third was the other American, Monaee' Nichols, pushed by the wind of 3.0 meters to 7.05 (6.82 regular). (PRIMASPORT)
