"He measured it wrong"- Tara Davis-Woodhall takes a subtle dig at organizers over her last performance of the Olympic year

Paris Olympics gold medalist Tara Davis-Woodhall made a quiet dig at the meet organizers of her last performance of the Olympic year. She competed in her last meet of the Olympic year at the 2024 Rome Diamond League held on August 30 in Stadio Olympico.

Following her Paris Games glory, where she secured her first Olympic medal by leading the women's long jump, she flew to Italy to cement her prospects as the dominating athlete of the event.

She recorded a stunning distance of 7.02m to surpass Monae Nichols and Quanesha Burks, who posted 6.82m and 6.66m, respectively. Weeks after the end of the 2023-24 season, the Diamond League social media gave a special feature to the female long jump athletes, including Davis-Woodhall.

However, the American athlete reshared the video on her Instagram story, expressing her dissent over what she felt was an inaccurate measurement of her jump. Davis-Woodhall, who enjoyed a successful streak throughout the 2024 season, confidently stated that her jump was beyond the reported jump.

"I'm so glad I cleaned up my jump at the last meet of the season," Davis-Woodhall wrote. "I'm so excited to work off this. Also, let me know if you think that jump was 7.02. I think it was close to 7.20 and he measured wrong."

Screenshot of Tara Davis-Woodhall's Instagram story.

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Tara Davis-Woodhall receives the nomination for the 2024 USATF Athlete of the Year award for her Paris Olympics stellar performance

Tara Davis-Woodhall of the United States reacts after qualifying for the final during the Women's Long Jump qualification during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France. (Photo via Getty Images)

Tara Davis-Woodhall was recently added to the star-filled list of athletes after receiving the nomination for the 2024 USATF Athlete of the Year award following her incredible run in the season, including the Paris Games.

At the French capital, Davis-Woodhall listed a notable jump of 7.10 m, earning a huge lead ahead of Malaika Mihambo and fellow teammate Jasmine Moore's jump of 6.98 m and 6.96 m, respectively.

She received the nomination alongside other Paris Olympics gold medalists, including Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Valarie Allman, and Masai Russell.

While McLaughlin-Levrone clinched two gold medals in the 400m hurdles and 4x00m relay, and Thomas earned three gold medals in 200m, 4x100m, and 4x400m relay races, Allman and Russell bagged the gold medals in the discus throw and 100m hurdles, respectively.

The award will be presented on Saturday, December 7, 2024.