{"id":15998,"date":"2020-01-27T07:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T06:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=15998"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:56:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:56:40","slug":"from-long-jump-world-champ-to-puma-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/from-long-jump-world-champ-to-puma-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vom Weitsprung-Weltmeister zum PUMA-Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a>\/ Vom Weitsprung-Weltmeister zum PUMA-Partner\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tajay Gyle\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/M-07-Tajay-Gayle2.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Ffrom-long-jump-world-champ-to-puma-partner%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Ffrom-long-jump-world-champ-to-puma-partner%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/from-long-jump-world-champ-to-puma-partner\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Ffrom-long-jump-world-champ-to-puma-partner%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >PUMA verpflichtet Weitsprung-Weltmeister Tajay Gayle<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >\u201cIch kann gar nicht beschreiben, wie aufregend das f\u00fcr mich ist.\u201d<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">27. Januar 2020 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;From Long Jump World Champ to PUMA Partner&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Global sports brand PUMA has signed current long jump World Champion Tajay Gayle. After taking home the gold medal\\u00a0at the 2019 Doha World Athletics Championships\\u00a0for his 8.69m mark, this is a very big deal.\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/from-long-jump-world-champ-to-puma-partner\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/from-long-jump-world-champ-to-puma-partner\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/from-long-jump-world-champ-to-puma-partner\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Ffrom-long-jump-world-champ-to-puma-partner%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Ffrom-long-jump-world-champ-to-puma-partner%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Die globale Sportmarke PUMA hat den aktuellen Weitsprung-Weltmeister Tajay Gayle unter Vertrag genommen. Nachdem er bei den Leichtathletik-Weltmeisterschaften 2019 in Doha mit 8,69 m die Goldmedaille gewonnen hat, ist dies eine sehr gro\u00dfe Sache.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Tajay ist der erste jamaikanische Athlet, der bei einer Weltmeisterschaft den ersten Platz im Weitsprung gewonnen hat.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>\u201cIch f\u00fchle mich sehr geehrt und freue mich, genau wie Usain Bolt Teil der PUMA-Familie zu werden\u201d, sagte Tajay. \u201cIch habe seit meiner Kindheit hart daran gearbeitet, meine Ziele zu erreichen, und dies ist definitiv eines davon. Ich kann gar nicht beschreiben, wie aufregend das f\u00fcr mich ist. Diese neue Etappe wird mir die M\u00f6glichkeit geben, allen zu beweisen, dass ich der Beste in meinem Sport bin.\u201d<\/strong><br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Tajay stammt aus einer kleinen Gemeinde in <strong>Eastern St. Andrew, Jamaika<\/strong>.Er begann seine Karriere mit Versuchen in verschiedenen Disziplinen, darunter Zehnkampf, bis er seine Berufung fand. <strong>seine Liebe zum Weitsprung<\/strong>. Das geschah zuf\u00e4llig w\u00e4hrend einer seiner Trainingseinheiten, einfach weil die Matte seines Hochsprungs nass war. Da es ihm schwerfiel, sicher zu landen, lie\u00df sein Trainer ihn stattdessen Weitsprung trainieren. Und seit diesem Gl\u00fccksfall ist er nicht mehr zu bremsen.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" ><p>Tajay ist eines der besten Nachwuchstalente \u00fcberhaupt. Bei den letzten Weltmeisterschaften hat er eine gro\u00dfartige Leistung gezeigt, und wir sind sicher, dass er auch 2020 hervorragende Ergebnisse erzielen wird. Er teilt alle Werte unserer Marke und ist damit die perfekte Erg\u00e4nzung f\u00fcr unser Team von Leichtathleten.\u201d<\/p>\n<br\/><br\/> sagte Pascal Rolling, Leiter Running Sports Marketing bei PUMA.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Wir k\u00f6nnen es kaum erwarten zu sehen, welche gro\u00dfartigen Dinge Tajay als <strong>PUMA-Sportler<\/strong>. Hier auf <strong>CATCH up<\/strong>!<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row category header -->\n<div class=\"row rowCategoryHeader\" style=\"grid-template-columns:1fr\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline;\">\n        <h2 class=\"bgPuma\">\n            <span>Weitere leckere PUMA-H\u00e4ppchen\u2026<\/span>\n        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row rowSlider3 spacing scrollAnim\">\n    <div class=\"nomobile swiperArrow swiper-button-prev swipeprev6437c74b-967e-4e41-9360-3a6707b9a4da\" style=\"top:unset;margin-top: 170px;margin-left:15px;\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"nomobile swiperArrow swiper-button-next swipenext6437c74b-967e-4e41-9360-3a6707b9a4da\" style=\"top:unset;margin-top: 170px;margin-right:15px;\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"swipe_6437c74b-967e-4e41-9360-3a6707b9a4da\" class=\"swiper myswiper\" data-ssize=\"4\" data-id=\"6437c74b-967e-4e41-9360-3a6707b9a4da\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide4 articleTeaser\" style=\"min-width: 338px;\">\n                <a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/usain-bolt-olympics-2016\/\" \n                     tabindex=\"-1\" \n                    id=\"3569\"\n                     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;                    aspect-ratio:1                    ;\" >\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n                    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/UsainBolt_H1.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;                    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n                <\/a>\n                \n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sport<\/a>\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/usain-bolt-olympics-2016\/\">Usain Bolt Olympische Spiele 2016<\/a><\/h4>\n                <div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n                    Er wei\u00df, was er will - drei weitere olympische Goldmedaillen zus\u00e4tzlich zu den sechs, die er bereits hat.\nUsain Bolt, der schnellste Mann der Welt, ist fest entschlossen, bei den Olympischen Spielen in Rio de Janeiro diesen Sommer das \"Triple Triple\" zu holen und seinen eigenen Weltrekord \u00fcber 200 Meter zu brechen.\nCATch up hat sich mit ihm in London getroffen und herausgefunden, wie er \u00fcber seine letzten Olympischen Spiele denkt. Oder wird er nach Rio weitermachen? Lies weiter und finde es heraus.\n\n                <\/div>\n                <a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/usain-bolt-olympics-2016\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide4 articleTeaser\" style=\"min-width: 338px;\">\n                <a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/usain-bolt-a-decade-unbroken\/\" \n                     tabindex=\"-1\" \n                    id=\"13643\"\n                     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;                    aspect-ratio:1                    ;\" >\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Usain Bolt\"\n                    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/H2-Usain-Decade-Unbroken.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;                    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n                <\/a>\n                \n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sport<\/a>\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/usain-bolt-a-decade-unbroken\/\">Usain Bolt, ein Jahrzehnt ungebrochen<\/a><\/h4>\n                <div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n                    Berlin, 16. August 2009: Es ist der Tag des 100-Meter-Finales der Leichtathletik-Weltmeisterschaften und alle Augen sind auf Bahn 4 gerichtet, auf die von Usain Bolt. Ein paar Sekunden lang h\u00e4tte man eine Stecknadel fallen h\u00f6ren k\u00f6nnen.\nDann dauert es nicht l\u00e4nger als 9,58 Sekunden, bis Usain Bolt in die Geschichtsb\u00fccher eingeht und f\u00fcr mindestens die n\u00e4chsten 10 Jahre der schnellste Mann der Welt ist.\n\n\n\n                <\/div>\n                <a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/usain-bolt-a-decade-unbroken\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide4 articleTeaser\" style=\"min-width: 338px;\">\n                <a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/pumas-athletes-in-france-get-ready-for-the-olympic-games-with-team-faster-and-usain-bolt\/\" \n                     tabindex=\"-1\" \n                    id=\"13861\"\n                     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;                    aspect-ratio:1                    ;\" >\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n                    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/H2-Team-Faster-Marseille.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;                    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n                <\/a>\n                \n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sport<\/a>\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/pumas-athletes-in-france-get-ready-for-the-olympic-games-with-team-faster-and-usain-bolt\/\">PUMAs Athleten in Frankreich bereiten sich mit dem Team Faster und Usain Bolt auf die Olympischen Spiele vor<\/a><\/h4>\n                <div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n                    Bis zum Beginn der Olympischen Spiele in Tokio im Juli 2020 ist es noch weniger als ein Jahr hin. H\u00f6chste Zeit, mit den Vorbereitungen zu beginnen!\nWer k\u00f6nnte das besser als der Mann, der bei drei aufeinanderfolgenden Olympischen Spielen insgesamt acht Goldmedaillen gewonnen hat?\n\n                <\/div>\n                <a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/pumas-athletes-in-france-get-ready-for-the-olympic-games-with-team-faster-and-usain-bolt\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide4 articleTeaser\" style=\"min-width: 338px;\">\n                <a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/the-usain-bolt-unwittingly-phenomenon\/\" \n                     tabindex=\"-1\" \n                    id=\"15678\"\n                     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;                    aspect-ratio:1                    ;\" >\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Usain Bolt\"\n                    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Usain-Bolt-last_H1.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;                    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n                <\/a>\n                \n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sport<\/a>\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/the-usain-bolt-unwittingly-phenomenon\/\">Das Ph\u00e4nomen Usain Bolt<\/a><\/h4>\n                <div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n                    In ihrem R\u00fcckblick auf das vergangene Jahrzehnt k\u00fcrte die Londoner Zeitung The Telegraph Usain Bolt zu einem der besten Sportler des Jahrzehnts.\n\n                <\/div>\n                <a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/the-usain-bolt-unwittingly-phenomenon\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide4 articleTeaser\" style=\"min-width: 338px;\">\n                <a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/train-like-usain-bolt\/\" \n                     tabindex=\"-1\" \n                    id=\"1954\"\n                     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;                    aspect-ratio:1                    ;\" >\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Usain Bolt\"\n                    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/GetFaster_H.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;                    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n                <\/a>\n                \n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sport<\/a>\n                <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/train-like-usain-bolt\/\">Willst du schneller laufen?<\/a><\/h4>\n                <div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n                    Dann trainieren Sie doch einfach wie Usain Bolt. Haben Sie sich jemals gefragt, wie sein Trainingsprogramm funktioniert? Hier teilt er seine Trainingstipps mit CATch Up.\nLesen Sie weiter, wenn Sie schneller werden wollen.\n\n                <\/div>\n                <a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/train-like-usain-bolt\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die globale Sportmarke PUMA hat den aktuellen Weitsprung-Weltmeister Tajay Gayle unter Vertrag genommen. Nachdem er bei den Leichtathletik-Weltmeisterschaften 2019 in Doha mit 8,69 m die Goldmedaille gewonnen hat, ist dies eine sehr gro\u00dfe Sache.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":15999,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":true,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":4273,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-15998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":15998,"post_author":"5","post_date":"2020-01-27 07:00:28","post_date_gmt":"2020-01-27 06:00:28","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1920,\"height\":960,\"file\":\"2020\/01\/M-07-Tajay-Gayle2.jpg\",\"filesize\":121041,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"M-07-Tajay-Gayle2-300x150.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":6527},\"large\":{\"file\":\"M-07-Tajay-Gayle2-1024x512.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":512,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":47211},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"M-07-Tajay-Gayle2-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":3964},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"M-07-Tajay-Gayle2-768x384.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":384,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":28623},\"1536x1536\":{\"file\":\"M-07-Tajay-Gayle2-1536x768.jpg\",\"width\":1536,\"height\":768,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":99302},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"M-07-Tajay-Gayle2-18x9.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":9,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":397}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":15999,\"alt\":\"Tajay Gyle\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/M-07-Tajay-Gayle2.jpg\",\"title\":\"M-07-Tajay-Gayle2\",\"aspect_ratio\":2,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"PUMA signs Long Jump World Champ Tajay Gayle\",\"content\":\"\\u0022I can\u2019t explain how exciting this is for me.\\u0022\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eGlobal sports brand PUMA has signed current long jump World Champion Tajay Gayle. After taking home the gold medal\u00a0at the 2019 Doha World Athletics Championships\u00a0for his 8.69m mark, this is a very big deal.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Tajay is\u00a0the first Jamaican athlete to win first place in the long jump at a World Championship.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\u201cI\u2019m so honored and happy to join the PUMA family, just like Usain Bolt,\u201d said Tajay. \u201cI\u2019ve been working hard since I was a kid to accomplish my objectives, and this is definitedly one of them. I can\u2019t explain how exciting this is for me. This new stage will allow me to prove everyone that I\u2019m the best in the game.\u201d\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Tajay comes from a small community in \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Eastern St. Andrew, Jamaica\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;.\u00a0He started his career experimenting in different disciplines, including decathlon, until he found \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;his love for long jump\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;. This happened by chance during one of his training sessions, simply because the mat of his\u00a0high jump was wet. Since it was hard for him to do a safe landing, his coach made him do long jump practice instead. 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