With his knee heavily strapped after struggling through his first two attempts, the 24-year-old Jamaican qualified on his third attempt.<\/p>\n
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It was a stunning achievement after he was attended to by medical staff, who were forced to apply treatment moments before his final jump.<\/p>\n
Social media was quick to react to Gayle's achievement, with fans lauding the Jamaican's courage to power through the pain.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndreLoweJA\/status\/1421428105260924939<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TyroneReids\/status\/1421434915938316289<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JadeLJohnson7\/status\/1421429504573120515<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/AthleticsWeekly\/status\/1421425878379139072<\/a><\/p>\n At this stage, it remains unclear what injury Gayle appears to be nursing. He had previously managed an injury to his right jumping leg, which he sustained in April.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Cuban Juan Miguel Echevarria topped the men's long jump qualification with 8.50 metres, while Greek Miltiadis Tentoglou was second-best at 8.22m.<\/p>\n Japan's Yuki Hashioka finished third-best with a jump of 8.17 metres.<\/p>\n Australia Henry Frayne, who recorded 7.93m, missed out on reaching the final.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"