All eyes were glued to Tara Davis-Woodhall as she entered Times Square to make her stance known for the 2025 Athlos NYC. The spotlight followed her as she qualified for the long jump finale. With the final stage set, her path to the podium is about to become far more complicated than expected, as the American will now come face-to-face with the familiar rivals who gave her a tough competition at the 2023 London Athletics meet.
As Tara Davis Woodhall takes the no.1 spot in the qualifiers, the two-time Olympian Jazmin Sawyers and 2x NCAA champion Quanesha Burks asserts a solid challenge with a second and third place finish, respectively. While Davis-Woodhall jumped 6.81m (-1.5) at the qualifying event, the Briton hit the mark of 6.77m. And trailing behind Sawyers is Burks , who