Bozhidar Saraboyukov wins long jump event at Diamond League in Rome

Bozhidar Saraboyukov, Bulgaria's 2025 Athlete of the Year, won the men’s long jump event at the Diamond League meeting in Rome, Italy. The European indoor long jump champion secured victory with a superb final jump of 8.26 meters after being in third place before his last jump.

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This was his first career win on the Diamond League circuit and Bulgaria's first-ever Diamond League victory in a men's event. Until now, the only Bulgarian athlete to win a Diamond League event was Ivet Lalova-Collio, who achieved the result in the women's sprint.

Second place went to Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece, the two-time Olympic gold medalist from Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 and world champion from Budapest 2023, who jumped 8.24 metres with his final attempt. Jorge Hodelín of Cuba finished third with 8.18 meters.

Saraboyukov’s next Diamond League appearance will be on July 10 in Monte Carlo.

Edited by Ivo Ivanov

Translated by Kostadin Atanasov