By Amy Tennery
EUGENE, Ore. (Reuters) – Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas underlined her status as queen of the triple jump on Monday by winning a third straight world title.
The Olympic champion jumped 15.47 metres on her second attempt to seize top spot.
Jamaican Shanieka Ricketts collected her second consecutive world silver with a best of 14.89m on the first try, leaping from the sand on her final attempt and running to the stands to hug her supporters. American Tori Franklin took bronze.
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in Eugene, Oregon; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
