Liévin (AFP)

Cuban Juan Miguel Echevarria established the best world performance of the year at length with a jump to 8.25m on Tuesday at the Liévin meeting, counting for the world indoor circuit.

The 2018 indoor world champion, aged 22, dislodged the American Marquis Dendy from first place in the annual record, who jumped to 8.21 m last Sunday in Fayetteville (United States).

Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou finished in second place with 8.21m and is now second in the world record, tied with Dendy.

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