HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 20 (ACN) Cuban Jairo Guibert won the gold medal in the triple jump at the 2024 World Masters Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Guibert achieved a record of 15.02 meters (m) to win the title in this event in the over 40 years old category, and give Cuba the first gold medal in this event.
This winning mark was achieved in the second round of a sequence that began with 14.32 meters in his first attempt, according to the official website of the event. Then, he would reach 14.71 and 14.72 m, with the job already done to take the title.
The podium was completed by Japan’s Hiroto Goto (14.77 m), and Majed Ghazi Mohamed