Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas retained her world triple jump title on Saturday ...
Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Women's Triple Jump Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 5, 2019 Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas in action REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
The 23-year-old won with a huge jump of 15.37 meters, only four centimeters short of the second longest jump in history that she produced in Spain last month. Rojas is the only Venezuelan to have ever won a world athletics title and she said she hoped her success would be an inspiration to her country which is mired in a political and economic crisis that has led to an estimated four million citizens abandoning the country.
“It makes me happy that I bring some happiness to my country and that children are influenced by me and each day kids look at me as an example... an example that the country can go forward.”
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