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Triple jump with a South American flair and grace.
That’s what Olympic gold medallist Caterine Ibarguen and world champion Yulimar Rojas have brought to the track and field event in recent years.
Colombian hero Ibarguen beat Rojas to the Olympic title at Rio 2016.
But the Venezuelan denied Ibarguen a

2019 Pan American Games - Lima

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Five things you should know about Yulimar Rojas and her rival Caterine Ibarguen

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After leaping to a new world record and an unprecedented third World Athletics Indoor title, Yulimar Rojas set a new target - 16 meters!
The Olympic triple jump champion leaped to yet another record with her 15.74m at the 2022 edition in Belgrade.
The new mark followed the Venezuelan's astonishing

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

BELGRADE, SERBIA - MARCH 20: Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela VEN celebrates after setting a new World Record of 15.74m to win the Women's Triple Jump on Day Three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 at Belgrade Arena on March 20, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images for World Athletics)

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Yulimar Rojas lays down her new focus: “I was born to jump 16 meters”

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Barcelona 1992

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Five things you should know about Yulimar Rojas and her rival Caterine Ibarguen

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