Cuban jumper Robiel Yankiel Sol breaks his own world record in Para Athletics Grand Prix

The Cuban guyRobiel Yankiel Sol continues to demonstrate that he has no rivals in the long jump of the T47 category (athletes with limited movement to a low or moderate degree of one arm, or with absence of limbs) and broke his own world record in the Paraathletics Grand Prix, which It is celebrated in the southern city of Xalapa, in Mexico.

The monarch of the pastTokyo 2020 Paralympic Games stretched up to 7.84 meters, to beat the mark that he himself had set at the Pan-American multi-sport event in Santiago de Chile 2023 by stretching up to 7.74 meters, and on this occasion leaving the host in second placeJesus Jauregui, with a jump of 6.72 meters; while the CubanAbraham Viltres He completed the podium with 6.23.

In just one attempt, the Havana native, who is about to turn 21, surpassed by two centimeters the orbital mark that he had set at the end of last year, which increases expectations for future performances of the parathlete, especially whenIts next commitments are the universal para-athletics competition that the Japanese city of Kobe will host in May and the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

In statements cited by the digital siteJIT He said he felt very good, “even though it was the first competition of the year. “You always expect great results and even more so when you trust in the work done, although perhaps this brand surprised me a little.”

For his part, the coachLuis Bueno He described the result as “excellent”, adding that the young man “competed with the incomplete impulse race, which is what was required for this stage. This gives us indications that it should continue to grow for the rest of the season.”

Regarding his pupil, he assured that "even if you set a goal for him, he always surpasses it, he has that great ability to be very competitive."

HePara Athletics Grand Prix, was held between April 5 and 7 at the “Heriberto Jara Corona” Stadium in the city of Xalapa, capital of the state of Veracruz, in southern Mexico.Around 496 athletes from 25 nations attended the competition..

Other outstanding performances by Cuba were those ofFelipa Hechevarría in the long jump,Andrileydis Silot on disk andNoraivis of Las Heras in the bullet drive.

Competing alone,Felipa registered 5.30 meters in the T46 category, but with the merit of having added six centimeters to his personal best;Silot (F11/12) took the discus to 35.44 meters to win the title; and in the drive of the bullet,Noraivis (F44) threw up to 10.19 meters, unattainable by their rivals.

Also,A double podium was carried out by Yorisan Monterrey, second in the discus and javelin in the events that brought together the exponents of the categories F42, F43 and F44.

Finally,The event's medal table was dominated by Mexico, winning 91 scepters, 107 silver medals and 100 bronze medals.. Dominican Republic (10-6-2), Peru (10-3-2) andCuba (9-4-2) They appear later, in that order.