Athletics-Venezuela's Rojas targets 16-metre triple jump


Tokyo 2020 Olympics gold medalist Yulimar Rojas poses for a picture after addressing the media, in Caracas, Venezuela September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

CARACAS (Reuters) - Yulimar Rojas, the Olympic triple jump champion and world record holder, has set her sights on breaching the 16-metre mark.

Venezuelan Rojas jumped 15.67 meters at the Tokyo Olympics and smashed the world record for the women's triple jump on her last attempt in the final, after she had already secured the gold medal.

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