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Saturday 3 March 2018

GOLDEN MOMENT

Echevarria beats Manyonga

to long jump gold

India’s Shubhankar Sharma
hits the ball during the
second round of the Mexico
Championship at the
Chapultepec Golf Club in
Mexico City, Friday, March 2,
2018.
Assosiated Press
Shubhankar

Sharma

soars into

the lead

in Mexico

By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Suc-
cess has come quickly for
Shubhankar Sharma, and
the Mexico Championship
is no exception.
Sharma hit a 3-wood that
landed on the green and
settled 2 feet away for
an eagle on the opening
hole at Chapultepec Golf
Club. He finished with three
straight birdies for a 5-un-
der 66. And in his first World
Golf Championship, he
takes a two-shot lead into
the weekend.
“I worked all my life to
come and play at a high
stage like this,” said Shar-
ma, who turned pro when
he was 16. “You have to
expect great things from
yourself if you want to play
at a high stage. I just try
and not think of anything
before I start. I just try and
concentrate on the suc- Cuba’s Juan Miguel Echevarria makes an
cess, and just let things go.” attempt in the men’s long jump final at the
Sharma overcame a pair World Athletics Indoor Championships in
of three-putt bogeys early
in his round and was at Birmingham, Britain, Friday, March 2, 2018.
11-under 131. Associated Press
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