Robinson leaps to impressive third in Diamond League debut

LONG jumper Nia Robinson had the best finish by a Jamaican at yesterday's Bauhaus Gala Diamond League meet in Stockholm, Sweden.
Competing in the fifth leg of the Diamond League series, Robinson, the World Indoor Championships fifth-place finisher iade an impressive Diamond League debut, finishing third with a wind-assisted leap of 6.80 metres (2.4m/s). France's Hilary Kpatcha won the event with 6.85m, while Italy's Larissa Iapichino was second with 6.84m.