HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 13 (ACN) Cuban triple jumper Leyanis Perez, world indoor runner-up, will compete today in the final of the Diamond League of athletics 2024, to be held in Brussels, Belgium.
Perez, silver medalist in the world indoor event held in Glasgow, Scotland, last March, will seek the desired prize in the triple jump, an event in which she will have five rivals who will also try to reach the award.
Among her main rivals will be Jamaican Shanieka Ricketts, who won the silver medal at the recent Olympic Games in Paris 2024 and at the universal competition in Eugene, United States, two years ago.
In the qualifying phase of this diamond event, the Cuban young athlete won three stops, to reaffirm herself as one of the serious contenders to win i