ON Friday, triple jumper Leevan 'Superman' Sands and high jumper Donald Thomas got second and fourth respectively in their events at the Samsung Diamond League in Doha, Qatar.

With softball player/pilot Byron Ferguson watching in the stands, Sands popped a season's best of 17.09 metres or 56-feet, 1-inch on his first of four jumps to trail Teddy Tamgho of France.

Tamgho produced a world leading mark of 17.49m or 57-4 3/4 on his second attempt to erase the meet record of 17.47m or 57-3 3/4 by Cuban Alexis Copello last year. Copello had to settle for third with 17.05m or 55-11 1/4 on his first attempt. Thomas, meanwhile, ended up with a best of 2.29m or 7-6 for his fourth position. Amer ...

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