“I am so happy!” Rohaas said after the game, “I can’t believe I have become the holder of the world record. I need to cry now to release my emotions.”
Xinhua News Agency, Madrid, February 21st, in the women’s triple jump in the final of the world field Federation indoor tour on the evening of 21st, the elite from Venezuela, ulimar rohaas jumped out of 15 meters 43 in the last jump, at the same time of winning the championship, it broke the world record of 16 years.
In the game that night, rohaas’s first jump foul was invalid, but she had locked the champion ahead of time with her outstanding score of 14 m 65 in the second jump. After the foul of the third jump was invalid, she jumped 15 meters 29 in the fourth round with the advantage of body shape and stride height of 1.92 meters, the score has broken the South American indoor record created by herself.
“When I jumped out of the 15-meter-29 score easily in the fourth round, I had a presentiment that I could break the world record.” Rohaas said after the game.
The talented woman born in 1995 achieved a score of 15 meters 43 in the last jump, breaking the world record of 15 meters 36 created by Russian long jump queen lebedwa at the 2004 indoor world championship. Not only that, rohaas’s jump also exceeded her outdoor Triple Jump’s personal best score of 2cm.
“I am so happy!” Rohaas said after the game, “I can’t believe I have become the holder of the world record. I need to cry now to release my emotions.”