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Venezuelan Star Yulimar Rojas, Seven-Time World Champion, Forced to Sit Out Paris Olympics Due to Injury

Rojas remains unbeaten in the triple jump since 2019; she has won seven world championships (four outdoor, three indoor)

Latin Times

Latin Women In Sports: Yulimar Rojas, a Source of Pride for Venezuelans and Latinos in General

After winning silver in Rio 2016, Rojas won the gold in Tokyo 2020

Latin Times

Lionel Messi, Checo Perez in The Latin Times List of Latino Athletes Who Inspired Us in 2023

We take a look at some of the stories that inspired us the most this year

Latin Times

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Yulimar Rojas — queen of the triple jump — sets her sights long

The owner of the world record, multiple indoor and outdoor World titles and an Olympic gold wants to breach 16m. She also has designs on extending her dominance across the horizontal jumps by capturing a triple jump-long jump double at a Major competition

The Hindu

Jake Wightman dares to be great as Zurich Diamond League offers glimpse of future

The 1,500m world champion is among a star-studded field in Switzerland, with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Armand Duplantis and Yulimar Rojas also in action

The Independent UK

Tori Franklin medals in the triple jump at worlds — a history-making comeback for the Westmont native after Olympic disappointment

Westmont native Tori Franklin became the first U.S. woman to medal in the triple jump at the track and field world championships, leaping to bronze Monday with a fifth attempt of 14.72 meters.

Chicago Tribune

No substitute for experience as Olympic champions earn world gold

Experience prevailed on day four of the World Championships with Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon and Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas among the Olympic champions standing on top of the podium in Oregon

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Qatar's Barshim Wins 3rd High Jump Title at Worlds

Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim won high jump gold at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Tuesday. A rematch of last year’s exciting Olympic tie between Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy resulted in less drama, but another title for Barshim. The "Qatari Falcon," flapped his arms to celebrate after…

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Rojas leads familiar cast to world golds

Eugene (United States) (AFP) - Untouchable Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas led a raft of familiar faces to glory when she claimed her third straight triple jump title at the World Athletics Championships on Monday.

AFP

Venezuela's Rojas retains world triple jump title

Eugene (United States) (AFP) - Venezuela's Olympic champion Yulimar Rojas sealed a third straight world triple jump crown at the World Championships in Oregon on Monday.

AFP

World Athletics Championships: Ten to watch as Sydney McLaughlin and Mondo Duplantis look set to shine

The World Athletics Championships get underway in Oregon, USA on Friday, with the planet’s best athletes descending on one of track and field’s most iconic venues in Hayward Field.

Evening Standard

Yulimar Rojas to miss long jump at World Championships after using incorrect shoes in qualifying

Rojas is the Olympic champion and world record holder in triple jump

The Independent UK

Ugen and Scott win bronze to spare GB’s blushes at world indoor championships

Britain managed their worst medal tally at the world indoor championships since 2006 while Mondo Duplantis and Yulimar Rojas broke world records

The Guardian - UK

'Pure magic or chance?': Rojas smashes triple jump world record

Belgrade (AFP) - Yulimar Rojas didn't know whether it was "pure magic or chance", but was left living a dream as she soared to a new world outright triple jump record as she won indoor gold on Sunday.

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Record-setter Rojas nails third world indoor title

Belgrade (AFP) - Untouchable Yulimar Rojas set a new outright world record in the triple jump at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade on Sunday en route to winning an unprecedented third title.

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