Ibarguen leaps 14.57m as Cuba dominates athletics at Central American and Caribbean Games
30 NOV 2014 Report Xalapa, Mexico
Ibarguen leaps 14.57m as Cuba dominates athletics at Central American and Caribbean Games
World triple jump champion Caterine Ibarguen ended her season on a high note as Cuba easily dominated the athletics at the 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games, held from 23-30 November in Xalapa and Veracruz, Mexico.
Unbeatable since the 2012 Olympic final, Ibarguen opened her series with 14.37m to erase the 16-year Games record of 14.34m set by Yamile Aldama. She then confirmed her victory with 14.57m in the following round.
“It is a great way to end the year and contribute to Colombia at the Games,” said Ibarguen, who improved on her silver medal from four years ago in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. She was joined on the podium by Cuba’s two-time world junior champion Dailenis Alcantara (14.09m) and fellow Colombian Yorsiris Urrutia (13.89m).
Her compatriot Flor Ruiz produced a massive personal best by three-and-a-half metres in the javelin with a fifth-round effort of 63.80m, breaking both the South American record and eclipsing Sonia Bisset’s Games record of 63.30m set in 2006.
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