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Yulimar Rojas

Yulimar Rojas

December 13, 2023

Introducing the Nominees for 2023 LetsRun Athlete of the Year

After World Athletics chose not to name a single athlete of the year, we're stepping in and handing out our own award. Meet the finalists and give us your vote. Our two winners - one man and one woman - will be announced on Monday. *MB: World Athletics won't name an AOY but we will - Let's here your 2023 LetsRun Award nominations
March 20, 2022

2022 World Indoors Day 3 AM: Barega Bags 3000 Gold as Rojas Jumps 15.74 TJ WR

Barega's claim to being the best distance running on the planet grows stronger as the BTC's Marc Scott snags a bronze. Plus the men's 4 x 400 was eliminated despite a heroic effort from Isaiah Harris.
February 24, 2020

WTW: Bernard Lagat's Sister is Fast, False Starts in the Half-Marathon, And More Vaporfly Talk?

Bernard Lagat's sister may have found a new distance, the NCAA DMR heated up, there was a false start in the world record in the half marathon, and of course Rojo has some Vaporfly talk.
August 10, 2016

Olympic Women's Triple Jump: Caterine Ibarguen Looks to Cap A Dominant Four Years with the One Title She Doesn't Have -- Olympic Champion

The best shot for a South American to win T&F gold in the first Olympics on South American soil comes in the women's triple jump, where there are not one, but two candidates. Ibarguen has won 36 of her 37 competitions since taking silver four years ago, while Venezuela's 20-year-old World Indoor champĀ Yulimar Rojas has improved markedly in 2016 and should push Ibarguen.