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  •   Home > News > Sports > Athletics

    Paralympian Will Stedman is ruing the leap that got away

    Paralympian Will Stedman is ruing the leap that got away


    He's missed the medal podium by two centimetres in the T36 long jump at Paris.

    Stedman leapt 5.74 metres to finish fourth.

    He has mixed emotions about his performance.



    Stedman will recover overnight before competing in the T36 400 metres.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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