World Athletics is planning to introduce a new trial for measuring long jump take-offs. A "take-off zone" could be used instead of the traditional wooden board, where a no-jump is called if the ...

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Greg Rutherford won long jump gold for Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympic Games World Athletics is planning to introduce a new trial for measuring long jump take-offs. A "take-off zone ...