The Venezuelan jumper suffered an Achilles tendon injury during training and underwent surgery on Thursday afternoon
12 abr 2024 . Updated at 6:47 p.m.
Yulimar Rojasgold in triple jump at the Tokyo Games, announced this Friday through his social networks that he will miss this summer’s Olympic event for a while. Achilles tendon injury. The Venezuelan jumper was the Ana Peleteiro’s main rival in the fight for metals. Rojas did not compete in the last Indoor World Championships in Glasgow (Scotland) to focus on his preparation for the Paris Games.
⚠️ ANNOUNCEMENT! 📢
See you soon, with the same dreams and desire.
With love: Yulimar Rojas 💙 pic.twitter.com/sOzRLjmfun
— Yulimar Rojas (@TeamRojas45) April 12, 2024
With a lot of pain and sadness I want to tell you that training, upon receiving a jump, I had intense pain that resulted in an injury to my left Achilles tendon.. “My heart is broken and I want to apologize for not being able to represent you in Paris,” Rojas declared in a statement published on the social network X (formerly Twitter). The Venezuelan athlete was operated on Thursday the 11th at the Cemtro Clinic in Madrid.
At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, YulimarRojas won the gold medal with an impressive mark of 15.67, breaking the world record. The Portuguese Patricia Mamona won the silver and the GalicianAna PeleteiroRojas’ training partner with Ivn Pedroso, the bronze.
I wish our Venezuelan delegation in Paris much success. I am already very proud of you. I wish my teammates on the track to do their best to also achieve glory. See you soon, with the same dreams and desireRojas closed his statement.
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