Caterine Ibarguen, Colombia’s Olympic triple jump champion, turned 34 this year – but she showed again tonight that she has still got what it takes to keep her younger rivals at bay. Although Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela dropped out of the lists the day before the meeting, 25-year-old Tori Franklin of the US, who leads this year’s world lists with 14.84m, was very much in contention, as was Jamaica’s Commonwealth champion Kimberly Williams.
After Franklin had established an early second round lead with 14.49m, Williams moved past her with 14.56m. But in the third round Ibarguen hit her rhythm to move clear of the pack with 14.83m, equalling her season’s best.
iaaf.org
Caterine Ibarguen, campeona olímpica de triple salto en Colombia, cumplió 34 años este año, pero esta noche mostró nuevamente que todavía tiene lo que se necesita para mantener a raya a sus rivales más jóvenes. Aunque Yulimar Rojas de Venezuela se retiró de las listas el día antes de la reunión, Tori Franklin de los Estados Unidos, que lidera las listas mundiales de este año con 14.84m, estaba en gran pelea, al igual que la campeóna de la Commonwealth de Jamaica, Kimberly Williams.