Just half an hour ago, the long-awaited start of the World Championship ended, where our compatriot Olga Rypakova performed in the triple jump.
The start of the competition became more than exciting, because as soon as the Kazakhstani jumper entered the track, her breath caught this minute, and not by chance. Olga Rypakova’s first jump of 14.45 m allowed her to take the leading position, as the rest of the competitors showed significantly lower results in the initial attempt.
Unfortunately, the second attempt was not counted, as Olga made a spade, but the athlete’s jump itself showed everyone that Rypakova was ready to fight in earnest. An unsuccessful jump was followed by a confident one – 14.77 m, not only did this result turn out to be the best for our Olympic champion at this championship, it also turned out to be the best of the season! Surprisingly, Colombian Catherine Ibarguen and Venezuelan athlete Yulimar Rojas demonstrated their combat readiness together with Rypakova. The girls did nothing but challenge each other with each subsequent jump, and the fight flared up more and more!
In the fourth attempt, Olga Rypakova “flew away” by 14.32 m, in the fifth she increased her previous result by 20 cm, and in the final one she landed at 14.36 m. As a result, our athlete won the bronze medal, Katerina Ibarguen took the second place, and Yulimar Rojas won the gold.
Congratulations from the bottom of our hearts to Olga Rypakova and all those who supported her and followed the development of events, with an honorable third place!
Inna Semenyak
