German amputee Markus Rehm jumps 8.40m in Long jump to win IPC world championships gold

German amputee Markus Rehm won the gold medal in the men's T44 long jump at the ongoing IPC world championships on Friday night  in Doha, Qatar.

 Rehm leaped 8.40 metres at the IPC World Championships in Doha, beating his previous world record by 11 centimetres. 

The German long jumper who also wants to compete at next year's Rio Olympics beat 2015 Beijing world champion's Greg Rutherford's mark by 9cm.

The track and field governing body (IAAF) will soon announce whether Rehm will be eligible to compete along side able-bodied athletes in Rio Olympics next year.

“I want to compete against able-bodied athletes, but I didn’t want to go in front of the courts,” Rehm said last year.

“I just want to bring the para-athletes and Olympic athletes a bit closer. I look at the world rankings, at how far they can go and how far I go, and that is definitely what I am looking for.” Rehm told media in Doha.

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Rank	Bib	Name	Wind	Result
1	1601	REHM Markus (T44)	+1.8	8.40			WR
2	2036	HERTOG Ronald (T44)	+1.8	7.26
3	2218	ALESHKIN Vadim (T44)	+2.5	6.91			PB
4	2199	MHLONGO Mpumelelo (T44)	+1.6	6.82			AF
5	1606	STRENG Felix (T44)	+3.4	6.77
6	1634	KAPELLAS Christos (T44)	+2.2	6.39
7	1762	LA BARBERA Roberto (T44)	+3.0	6.36
8	1559	MILLS Tony (T44)	+2.5	6.20
9	2526	JOHNSON Hurie (T44)	+2.4	6.07
10	2122	LEPIATO Maciej (T44)	+0.2	6.04
11	2328	PITUWALA KANKANA.. (T44)	-0.4	5.77			PB
12	2516	DIGBY Aj (T43)	+1.9	5.44			SB
13	1674	Rasyidi (T44)	+1.9	5.34			PB
14	1645	VELTSI Konstantin (T44)	+2.4	5.24
15	2021	NGULUWE Etchegaray (T44)	+2.0	4.92