The Venezuelan athlete was very moved by its result in Japan.
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The Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas competed again in the triple jump after two years of absence due to a serious Achilles tendon injury and did so with a bronze medal at the Tokyo World Cup.
The 29 -year -old athlete reached 14.76 meters in the rain, in a final that consecrated the Cuban Leyanis Pérez as world champion with 14.94 meters, followed by the Dominiquesa Thea Lafond (14.89 m). Rojas, who aspired to a fifth consecutive title, could not revalidate his crown, but celebrated his return as a “personal victory.”
The road to this podium was long and painful for the Olympic champion in Tokyo 2021. Since he was injured in April 2024 and was out of the Paris Games, he lived months of uncertainty about whether he would compete again.
After an operation, a recovery period and several failed reappearance attempts, his return in the stadium where he had broken his first world record was loaded with symbolism. “Months ago I couldn't even walk, I didn't know if I was going to return to a stage like this,” he confessed in tears.
The new queen of the triple jump, Leyanis Pérez, also had words of recognition for the Venezuelan. “I know she wanted more, but she comes from a very hard injury and has done very well. She has time to return to 15 meters,” he said. With this result, Venezuela adds its sixth medal in an athletics World Cup, five of them from Yulimar Rojas. The Cuban, on the other hand, returned to her country a gold that she did not get since Yargelis Savigne, confirming the historic power of the island in this discipline.
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