Olympia: Yulimar Rojas flies to tri-jump world record - Olympic Champion
"I do not find words, I can not describe this feeling and that moment," said the 1.92 meter athletist. "Gold medal winner with an Olympic record and a world record ... Wow! That's a fantastic night." Rojas trumped the Beststoren of Inessa Krawez at 17 centimeters: The Ukrainian was jumping at the World Championships in 1995 in Gothenburg 15.50 meters. On February 21, 2020, the South American in Madrid had already improved the hall world record held by the Russian Tatjana Lebedewa Hallen world record by seven centimeters to 15.43. Rojas had already safe with 15.41 meters of gold before the last passage of 15.41, before they jumped further. Silver went with state record to the Portuguese Patricia Mamona (15.01), bronze to the Spaniard Ana Peleteiro (14.87). Caterina Ibarguen, the Olympic Champion of 2016 from Colombia, was only tenth with 14.25 meters this time. Neele Eckhardt-Noack (Göttingen) and Kristin Gierisch (Chemnitz) were excreted in the qualification...