The reigning European indoor long jump silver medalist Larissa Iapichino recorded a prestigious victory at the Diamond League in Stockholm. The 20-year-old Italian athlete, the 2019 U20 girls’ continental champion, won with a mark of 6.69m (0.4 m/s). She recorded this score in her sixth attempt. However, Larissa Iapichino was on course to be out of the top three before the final attempt, having had a best of 6.27m in her first three outings in the sector, when the rain was very heavy. However, on her fourth attempt, the Italian recorded 6.67m (0.6m /sec) and led the ranking.
Olympic, world and European champion Malaika Mihambo (Germany) came in second with 6.66m (0.2m/sec) and multiple world and European indoor champion Ivana Spanovic-Vuleta (Serbia) was third with 6.58m (1.1m/sec).
Larissa Iapichino defeated several more serious names. European indoor champion Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk (Ukraine) finished fourth with 6.55m (1.1m/sec). Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist and World Outdoor silver and bronze medalist Ese Brume (Nigeria) took fifth position with 6.51m (-0.5m/sec), while Istanbul 2023 European indoor champion Jazmin Sawyers (Great Britain) remained in the last eighth position with 6.25m (0.4 m/sec).
Larissa Iapichino is an Italian long jumper who won silver medal at the 2023 European Indoor Championships, as well as gold medal at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships. On 20 February 2021, she jumped 6.91m a World Record Under-20 years
