Olympic triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas cannot compete in the long jump at the world championships that start next week in Eugene, Oregon because her qualifying leap was done in unapproved shoes.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Yulimar Rojas had an animated pep talk with herself before her final jump and with her rhythm uncharacteristically off. More than anything, it was a reminder: She was Yulimar ...

TOKYO (AP) — Yulimar Rojas didn't even need to look for validation. The runway, the take off, the way she hit the sand — it all felt so good she somehow knew she'd sealed her Olympic gold medal in the ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Olympic triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas tore her left Achilles tendon and said Friday she will miss this year's Paris Games. The 28-year-old Venezuelan said on her ...

Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas set the women’s indoor triple jump world record on Friday in Madrid with a 15.43m leap. With it, the 24-year-old eclipsed Tatyana Lebedeva’s 15.36m mark that had stood since ...