Wayne Pinnock's world leader 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in) and teammate Carey McLeod were the only two to make a qualifier on the first attempt.

The next jumper was Olympic Champion and returning silver medalist Miltiadis Tentoglou, who jumped 8.50m.

The next jumper starting the second round, 2019 champion Tajay Gayle displaced Wang with an 8.17m.

As the leader coming in to the final round, Pinnock got last licks, but his 8.38m wasn't enough for the win.

Before the competition records were as follows:[1] The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 8.25 m.[2] The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows: The qualification round took place on 23 August, in two groups, both starting at 11:15.