The Spanish Evelyn Yankey qualified seventh Friday, with a mark of 6.21 meters, in the women’s long jump final of the World Under-20 Athletics Championships to be held in the Colombian city of Cali.
The Valencian achieved his best jump, 6.21, on the third attempt. Before the contest starts at 6.16 and 6.04. He then went on to 6.15, 6.01 and finished with 5.99.
Bulgarian Plamena Mitkova won with 6.66, your personal best. After her, Colombian Natalia Liñares (6.59) and Italian Marta Amouhin nAmani (6.52) finished.
On to the rest of the day’s highlights the victory of the Jamaican U20 women’s 4×100 relay team with a world recordwhich also brought joy to Mexico, Ethiopia and Kenya.
The Jamaicans stopped the stopwatches at 42 seconds and 59 hundredths. The silver medal remained in the possession of the United States with 43 seconds and 28 hundredths.
Colombians María Alejandra Murillo, Marlet Ospino, Melany Bolaño and Laura Martínez won the bronze by setting a time of 44 seconds and 49 hundredths.
The hosts left the Germans without a podium in a close match.
This is the ninth medal in the history of Colombian athletics in events in this category, a path opened by Norma González when she won bronze in Chile 2000 in the 400 meters.
The day left a gold medal for Mexican Karla Ximena Serrano who won the 10 km walk in a very close finish with Japan’s Ai Ooyama.
The first joy of the day for the Colombians was provided by Natalia Linares, who in the middle of the continuous rain climbed the podium for the silver medal.
The 19-year-old Colombian’s best jump was in the fourth attempt where she achieved 6.59 meters, 7 centimeters lower than Bulgarian Plamena Mitkova, who took the gold medal with 6.66.
The podium was completed by the Italian Marta Amani, with 6 meters and 52 centimeters.
Jamaica extended their winning streak by winning the 200 meters with Brianna Lyston, stopping the clock in 22 seconds and 65 hundredths.
The only one to topple her, especially in the last 50 meters, was American Jayla Jamilson, who took silver with 22.77.
Another Jamaican Alana Reid tied for bronze with 22.95.
In the 400 meters hurdles the best was the Turkish Isamil Nezir, who beat the favorites in this final, the Slovenian Matic Ian Gucek and the Jamaican Roshawn Clarke, who had to settle for silver and bronze, respectively.
Puerto Rican Manuel Vásquez finished in fourth place.
The 3,000 meters went to Ethiopian Melkeneh Azize, who was joined by Kenyans Felix Korir and Edwin Kisalsak, who succumbed to the winner’s powerful move to take a large distance on the final lap of seven.
Source: La Verdad
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