Australia's Liam Adcock wins men's long jump at Rome Diamond League meet
Relegating two-time Olympic champion Miltiádis Tentóglou to the minor placings, Australia's Liam Adcock triumphs in the men's long jump in Rome.
7 June 2025
Australia's Liam Adcock has claimed victory in the men's long jump at the prestigious Rome Diamond League meet.
Sitting in third place after five rounds, Adcock leapt a personal best of 8.34 metres with his final attempt.
He finished ahead of Italy's Mattia Furlani (8.13m) and Greece's two-time Olympic champion Miltiádis Tentóglou (8.1m).
Adcock won bronze behind Furlani at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing three months ago.
"I reckon I have a bit of clutch factor so it was great to be able to express that and jump a PB," said Adcock, who finished second at April's Diamond League leg in Xiamen.
"I wasn't feeling that great leading into it, but Furlani got the crowd fired up, obviously a home crowd for him, and it got me going too."
Fellow Australians Sarah Billings and Abbey Caldwell also impressed in Rome.
The middle-distance duo both registered career-best times in the women's 1,500m, with Billings taking second in 3:59.24 followed by Caldwell in third (3:59.32).
Ireland's Sarah Healy won in 3:49.17.
"I wanted to be in striking distance in the last lap tonight. I felt really good with 200 metres to go and just told myself to go for it," Billings said.
National record holder Oliver Hoare qualified for Tokyo's World Championships in September, clocking 3:31.15 in the men's 1,500m to finish ninth.
France's Azeddine Habz was victorious via a time of 3:29.72.
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