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Thea LAFOND

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Celine Dion halfway up the Eiffel Tower singing French crowd favourite Hymne à l'amour, it couldn't get any more memorable than that could it?
Well, yes. Yes it could and it did.
The 16 days of the Paris 2024 encapsulated human drama, the iconic, historic, mesmeric venues of France's capital,

Fans of Team France show their support during the Women's Boulder & Lead, Final Boulder at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue

Paris 2024 had it all: Sporting drama, revered venues, singalongs... and Snoop Dogg

The artistic director who brought us Celine Dion singing Edith Piaf's classic, L'Hymne à l'Amour halfway up the Eiffel Tower at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, is also heading the Closing Ceremony.
So, what can we expect from the mind of Thomas Jolly to celebrate 17

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The women’s triple jump at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, held on Saturday, 3 August at the Stade de France, saw a completely new podium with Dominica’s Thea LaFond earning the Olympic gold with a national record jump of 15.02m. Jamaica’s Shanieka Ricketts claimed silver by jumping her season’s best

Gold medallist Thea Lafond of Team Dominica, silver medallist Shanieka Ricketts of Team Jamaica and bronze medallist Jasmine Moore of Team United States celebrate following the women's triple jump final

Gold medallist Thea Lafond of Team Dominica, Shanieka Ricketts of Team Jamaica and Jasmine Moore of Team USA

Thea LaFond wins historic first gold for Dominica

"It's probably going to hit at two in the morning and I'm going to end up sobbing in my pyjamas," said Thea LaFond explaining how she felt after becoming the first Dominican to win a world medal at a global athletics competition having claimed gold at the 2024 World Athletics

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Caribbean queens Devynne Charlton, Julien Alfred and Thea LaFond eye Paris

Olympic champion and world record holder Yulimar Rojas had to dig deep.
After a completely uncharacteristic off-day for the Venezuelan, she found something extra on her final jump to claim the women's triple jump crown at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Friday evening (25 August).
Rojas,

Athletics | World Championships 2023 | Budapest

Gold medalist Yulimar Rojas of Team Venezuela celebrates after winning in the Women's Triple Jump Final during day seven of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 at National Athletics Centre on August 25, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary.

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The Women's Triple Jump Final took place on 03/08/2024 at the Stade de France. Thea LaFond (DMA) took the Gold with a 15.02m jump. Shanieka Ricketts (JAM) took the Silver and Jasmine Moore (USA) took the Bronze.

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Women's Triple Jump Final | Athletics | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Women's Triple Jump Final was held on 03/08/2024 at Stade de France, Paris. Thea Lafond (DMA) claimed the Gold, Shanieka Ricketts (JAM) Silver and Jasmine Moore (USA) Bronze.

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