Gaisah In Shangai

On Saturday at the inaugural Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2005 World Outdoor Championships silver medalist Ignisious Gaisah of Ghana owned the first three and a half rounds of the men's long jump before Olympic gold medalist and 2005 World Outdoor champion Dwight Phillips responded with a stadium record leap of 8.39 meters/27 feet, 6.50 inches to win the event. Gaisah finished as the runner-up with a national record best leap of 8.34m/27-4.50, with 2005 world championships competitor Miguel Pate finishing third with a best of 8.05m/26-5.

On Saturday at the inaugural Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 2005 World Outdoor Championships silver medalist Ignisious Gaisah of Ghana owned the first three and a half rounds of the men's long jump before Olympic gold medalist and 2005 World Outdoor champion Dwight Phillips responded with a stadium record leap of 8.39 meters/27 feet, 6.50 inches to win the event. Gaisah finished as the runner-up with a national record best leap of 8.34m/27-4.50, with 2005 world championships competitor Miguel Pate finishing third with a best of 8.05m/26-5.