Leeds gymnast Ashley Watson, 26, took the opportunity to write herself in the history books.

The Briton flew 5.87 meters from one conifer to another and got his supervised jump approved.

- It was amazing.

I did not realize that I had caught it until I swung around on the other bar, he tells the BBC.

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See Lina Sjöberg's gold jump Photo: Bildbyrån