Yes sir. big surprise World Athletics Championships in Budapest was about to be This Friday, he avoided it in the triple jump starring Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas, but eventually showed off a new example of his quality and greatness in the sixth attempt.
Since the evening of 14 August, at the Nilton Santos Stadium in the Rio Olympics He didn’t know the defeat, he jumped 14.98 when he was just 20 meters and 19 centimeters from another marvel, such as Colombia’s Catherine Ibargüen, who rose one place after her 2012 London silver medal.
The superiority and greatness of the FC Barcelona athlete is such that in any case it is necessary to turn back to find defeat. two years ago when Jamaican Shanieka Ricketts beat him in the Diamond League in Monaco.
‘Pearl of the Caribbean’ hasn’t suffered this much in a long time and it looked very tough. In fact, everything seemed to be heading towards a major defeat. He opened the final with a nearly 15-meter zero and shortened his strides in the last two strides in the next two jumps, staying at a nasty 14.33 and 14.26. so much that He entered the ascent with a 14.33 draw with American Ketyura Orji but made the second best jump..
When the first game ball was over, it was time to fight for gold, or at least the podium. Zero in the room. He was zero in the fifth round and was still eighth. stretch. Dead silence until they raise their endless hands at the National Athletic Centerhe will ask for support from the audience, who almost filled the facilities.
He was running more than ever to escape the tension that had trapped him; barely got on a board and A massive third jump brought him 15.08 meters from the jump line. He was the first! He still had to wait for seven of his opponents to jump… none of them beat his record.
Yes, Yulimar Rojas is still undefeated in the World Cups Games Since the defeat in Rio’16 He awarded FC Barcelona and Venezuela their first medal in Budapest. He will surely celebrate it as if it were his first gold medal, because no one doubts that he is the person who has suffered the most in living memories. Athletics is so great that even Yulimar has no assurance.