Rose Yeboah’s qualification at Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships
A nervy first jump at the stadium that hosted the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, saw Yeboah knock the bar off at 1.88m in qualifying, but there was no cause for alarm. At least for her.
“I miss every first attempt,” smiled Yeboah, “so it wasn’t a surprise to me. I knew I was going to make the final because I was having a positive mind and I just wanted to come and have fun.”
Instrumental in the change of mindset to intense disappointment in France to light-hearted and playful in Japan is Yeboah’s coach, Petros Kyprianou.
“I did my best at the Olympics and decided to do better this time around because I was having my coach here and he’s a big motivator of me,” said Yeboah. “I’m really proud of him and he’s always by my side. He’s a very good coach and I appreciate him a lot.”
Also appreciative of her efforts are family and friends back home in Ghana who crowded around the TV watching Yeboah take on the might of the world’s best women’s high jumpers in the final on Sunday.
Two-time Olympic silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers won the title overcoming two rain delays to deliver Australia’s first gold at these world championships. She was the first to clear 2m to take the title ona countback over Poland’s Maria Zodzik.
World record holder and reigning Olympic champion, Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine clinched bronze.