Leyanis Perez Hernandez achieved the best mark of the year to add the outdoor world triple jump title to her world indoor gold at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 on Thursday (18).
The Cuban 23-year-old leapt 14.94m – a single centimetre farther than her world indoor title-winning jump from Nanjing in March – to win ahead of Dominica’s Olympic champion Thea LaFond with 14.89m.
The four-time winner of this title, Venezuela’s world record-holder Yulimar Rojas, clinched bronze with 14.76m on her return after injury. The qualification round on Tuesday had been her first triple jump competition in exactly two years.
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