Cuba’s Leyanis Pérez Hernández equalled the world lead to retain her triple jump title at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 on Saturday (21).
Soaring 14.95m in the second round, she matched the best mark in the world so far this year that had been set by world record-holder Yulimar Rojas last month. The Venezuelan star continued her comeback by securing silver this time with a best of 14.86m.
Senegal’s Saly Sarr had the performance of her life for bronze, jumping 14.70m to get her first global medal.
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