Meanwhile, sprinter Akani Simbine extended his winning streak to three in Europe with another victory in the 100m in Bellinzona.
After a lengthy wait in the blocks, Simbine eventually got going, but had to keep his legs pumping all the way to the line to claim first place in 10.02. He just managed to hold off Italian Filippo Tortu , who was followed by Sri Lanka’s Yupun Mudiyanselage . The other South African on the track, Antonio Alkana, finished third in the 110m hurdles with a season’s best time of 13.40.
In a hard-fought long jump competition, Ruswahl Samaai was forced into second place in the final round of the competition by Finland’s Kristian Pulli, who produced an effort of 8.08m for victory. Samaai took the lead in the second round with a leap of 8.03m, and followed it up with 8.04m in the third round, which he maintained until the very end, when Pulli triumphed with his last jump of the night.Simbine and Alkana will now move on to Rome to take part in the Diamond League event on Thursday.
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