Yulimar Rojas She became the first woman to achieve her third consecutive outdoor world title in the triple jump (the sixth to add three indoor) with a mark of 15.47 meters on the second attempt, the best mark of the year. This record, moreover, is the second best in the history of world championships, surpassing only 15.50m Inessa Kravets in Gothenburg 1995. In this way, the Venezuelan ends another historic period with two golds in the world (internal and external) and the record achieved on the indoor track in Belgrade with 15.74 meters.
“I came to Eugene with no certainty to see how the competition would progress,” said the champion, referring to his brief preparation for this event due to physical problems. “I wasn’t in my best shape, but I trained a lot over the three months of preparation. It was short, but intense and dynamic. And, most of all, strategic to reach and maintain my best results. ”, He explained.
“The goal is to win the stability at 15 meters. I wanted to come and show the world that there is Yulimar Rojas for a long time and that I can overcome any barrier that stands in my way”, the Oregon champion stressed. .
Jamaican Shanieka Ricketts is again the first of the mortals. As he did in Doha 2019, he hung up the silver medal after jumping 14.89 meters on his first attempt. The bronze went to North American Tori Franklin, who went from fifth position to third on the fifth attempt with a jump of 14.72m. Franklin thus achieved the first medal for the United States in this exam. So far, her best position is seventh place from Keturah Orji in Doha 2019.
Despite the result, Yulimar he never leaves Oregon happy at all. “I’m not very happy because I prefer to jump, but factors like wind and cold have a big influence”, he admits. So for the rest of the season he will try to improve himself. His intention at this World Cup was to double in the triple jump and long jump, but the poor choice of shoes deprived him of the lowest mark to make it to the horizontal jump. “My goal for the rest of the season is to turn my head, because not being able to compete at length is a huge blow for me. I am very motivated to get into a Diamond League and compete at length. Of course I will also compete at length. in the triple jump and I will try to get the world record ”, he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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