CARACAS (Reuters) - Yulimar Rojas, the Olympic triple jump champion and world record holder, has set her sights on breaching the 16-metre mark. Venezuelan Rojas jumped 15.67 meters at the Tokyo Olympics and smashed the world record for the women's triple jump on her last attempt in the final, after she had already secured the gold medal. The previous record of 15.50 meters had been set by the Ukrainian Inessa Kravets in 1995. "My work plan for next year is to try to jump above 15 meters, to remain established in these marks," Rojas, who was born in Caracas, said in an interview with Reuters. While the triple jump will always be important to her, she said she would turn some of her attention towards the long jump.

Source: The Star September 15, 2021 23:15 UTC