This is the big challenge of azulgrana Yulimar Rojas after hanging a new gold

The Venezuelan triple jump Olympic medalist Yulimar Rojas said this Wednesday, after winning the gold in XXIV Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvadorthat her “biggest goal is to be the first woman to jump more than 16 meters. I think this is my biggest challenge. It’s true that for me being an Olympic champion is a dream, it’s what I’ve aspired to, but always I try to go for more,” said Athlete of FC Barcelona in the mixed zone after his victory.

Rojas added that he did not want to be “one of the many who jumped more than 15 meters, but instead the first to open a gap of 16, It’s like another galaxy. Every day I surpass myself, every day I walk towards that goal and when I do it, which I know I’m about to do, it’s absolutely crazy,” he added.

Regarding his calendar for the rest of 2023, he stressed that “I reached my best form to win that title in Budapest”, referring to World Championship in August.

The world record holder took gold, set a new Central Caribbean record and sealed his qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with a jump of 15.16 meters on his first attempt. He was happy to win this gold, which took him against Veracruz 2014, where he was fourth, and Barranquilla 2018, where he did not participate.

Rojas was the center of all eyes at the Estadio Jorge ‘Mágico’ González in the Salvadoran capital since he started his warm-up and he got the fans out of their seats when he, without much effort, crossed the Central Caribbean record established by Colombian. Caterine Ibarguen in Barranquilla 2018.

Rojas’ first jump was enough to qualify the champion of the last three world championships in the category to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where the South American will defend his title at Tokyo 2020. Since then, the Barca star has lifted his foot from the accelerator and made only two of the rest of his five jumps, with 15.02 as his second best time.