Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas Sets New Women's Triple Jump World Record
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published August 01, 2021 | 06:00 PM
Tokyo, Aug 1 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 1st Aug, 2021 ) :Venezuela's two-time world champion Yulimar Rojas set a new world record as she won Olympic gold in the women's triple jump on Sunday.
Rojas jumped 15.67 metres on her sixth and final jump in Tokyo, smashing the previous best of 15.
50m set by Ukraine's Inessa Kravets in 1995.
Portugal's Patricia Mamona won silver with a national best of 15.01m.
Spain's Ana Peleteiro jumped 14.87, also a national record, on her fifth attempt to deny Jamaica's Shanieka Ricketts bronze by three centimetres.
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