Sosunov leaps past 8 meter mark

A solid roster of contenders assembled in the men’s long jump sector. 1998 European champion Kirill Sosunov won with a jump of 8,01, 5 cm longer than the effort by two-time National champion Danil Burkenya who competed for the first time since recovering from injury.
Andrey Bragin took third with a leap of 7,88, beating Vladimir Malyavin to the podium by 3 cm.