Yulimar Rojas, photo by PhotoRun.net
At the TJ, held in the Harbour in Monaco, Yulimar Rojas ended the 30 event winning series of Caterine Ibarguen!
MONACO (MON, Jul 11): On the eve of the main Herculis programme, Yulimar Rojas produced at Port Hercule the second best triple result of the year of 14.98m as Caterine Ibarguen’s unbeaten run stretching back to 2017 was ended. The Olympic champion was just sixth with 14.33m as she placed outside the top three in a triple jump for the first time since 2009. All 11 women were over 14m and the winner also leaped 14.96m. Second Cuban Liadagmis Povea 14.71 and third Shamieka Ricketts 14.67.
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Dave Hunter is an award-winning journalist who is a U.S. Correspondent for Track & Field News. He also writes a weekly column and serves as Senior Writer for www.RunBlogRun.com, and covers championship track & field competition domestically and in such global capitals as Moscow, Birmingham, Zurich, Brussels, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, Zagreb, Ostrava, and Doha. Hunter frequently serves as the arena or stadium announcer for championship track & field gatherings, including the Ivy League, the Big East, the Mid-American Conference, the NAIA, the Big Ten, and the Millrose Games. Hunter has undertaken foreign and domestic broadcast assignments. He ran his marathon P.R. 2:31:40 on the Boston Marathon course back in the Paleozoic Era. To find out more about Dave, visit his website: www.trackandfieldhunter.com He can be reached at: [email protected]
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