Luvo Manyonga’s comeback puts South Africa’s long-jump legacy back on the runway ahead of World Indoors

Seven years after his last indoor appearance, former world champion Luvo Manyonga is back in South Africa’s national set-up for the 2026 World Indoor Championships in Poland. His selection is more than a feel-good return — it’s a high-stakes test of whether elite form can be rebuilt under the sport’s harshest spotlight.