World champ Luvo Manyonga wins over Cork crowd
He smiled through the cold, he smiled through the rain, and although the distance between the board and sandpit somewhat curtailed his leap, long-jump world champion Luvo Manyonga has vowed to return Leeside for the 2020 edition of the Cork City Sports.
The 28-year-old South African, who pocketed a silver medal at the Rio Olympics before stepping up to top spot on the rostrum at the 2017 World Championships and 2018 Commonwealth Games, was the star attraction at last night’s BAM Cork City Sports meet and he did not disappoint, setting a stadium and meet record of 8.20m in the penultimate round to comfortably claim the spoils.
