Sale Harriers long jump star Abigail Irozuru revels in the moment after soaring into Olympic final in style

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Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing Abigail Irozuru says her long-overdue Olympic debut was well worth the wait as she booked her spot in the long jump final in style.

Irozuru – who is Manchester-born and raised and trains under Aston Moore at Sale Harriers Manchester – missed out on a place at London 2012 despite achieving the qualifying distance, when she came fourth at Olympic Trials, before rupturing her Achilles ahead of Rio 2016.

That meant the first taste of Olympic action at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium on Sunday morning was all the sweeter for the 31-year-old.