Athletics: Kpatcha Crowned French Champion After a Nail-Biting Finish, Robert-Michon Defeated in Albi
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The 28-year-old athlete, the second-best French performer in history with a personal best of 7.02m, just behind Eunice Barber's 7.05m (2003), drew on her elite experience to achieve the winning jump – 6.98m – on her penultimate attempt. Until then, Kpatcha was second in a competition led by the impressive Yanis David, who had returned to her best form after a long period of struggle and had jumped 6.86m on her second attempt. With her back agai…
The French Elite championships started this Friday, July 24 in Albi (Tarn). The long jumper Hilary Kpatcha won the title with the second performance of her career and the record of the championships (6.98 m) at the Nice Côte d'Azur Athletics since the beginning of the year.
During the long jump contest, Hilary Kpatcha made an exceptional jump at 6.98 m, a very good augurs as the European championships approached. The Frenchman thus signed a new record for the French championships.
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