The Venezuelan Yulimar Rojasthe current triple jump Olympic champion, will opt for the double at the World Championships to be held next July in Eugene (United States), after achieving this Wednesday’s World Cup minimum -6.82- in the long jump at the Guadalajara meeting with a winning mark 6.93 meters.
A jump that allowed Rojas, triple jump universal record holder, not only to ensure his presence in Eugene, but also to surpass his personal best so far, the 6.88 meter jump by the Venezuelan in June 2021 in the town of Alicante of La Nucía.
Yulimar Rojas, who played this Wednesday in his first outdoor competition on the slopes of Fuente de la Niña, will have to wait for his fourth attempt to achieve the World Cup minimum, after signing two nulls and a 6.67 mark. meters in his first three jumps
While holding the ticket for Eugene, the 26-year-old jumper from Puerto de la Cruz tried to strike the 7-meter barrier, but he didn’t beat his record, after signing 6.46 meters in his fifth jump and 6, 82 on the sixth final attempt.
With 6.93 meters reached in Guadalajara, the city where he trains under the command of Cuban Ivan Pedroso, Yulimar Rojas climbed to fourth place on the world list for the season, led by German Malaika Mihambo, the current Olympic champion and world, with a mark of 7.09 meters.
Source: La Verdad
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