It has been about 48 hours since Leyanis Peres climbed to the top of the podium during the Diamond League event in Rabat, Morocco. Therefore, speaking in journalistic jargon, referring to the mentioned event as news would mean violating one of its most important values: immediacy.
However, it would be unforgivable not to comment on the encouraging result for the future as well as the present, since at the age of only 21 it would not be crazy to say that the Pinar del Río triple shooter currently has the best chance of winning. achieve a notable performance at the World Championships in Budapest, August next year.
Thus, the jump of 14.84 meters (m) confirms this. As the phrase that titled this text says, it was very close to the “forbidden lane”, if I may say so, to that formidable 15-meter line, which only a few in the world dared to overcome.
That is, if the other day Leyanis managed to surpass his personal record with those 14.80 m at the Cuba Cup, and many associated his achievement with the fact that the competition was held in Havana, now he has destroyed with this new jump, equally the best in his life, all doubts of skeptics.
Another Cuban who took to the track in Morocco, Liadagmis Povea, was not feeling very well and the fact that she was far from her best records caused alarm. Along with Lejanis, Povea will also be responsible for being one of the leaders in Cuban athletics in the most important competitions of this season.
Of course, in the case of both triple jumpers, there are still several events on the calendar, so it is unknown and at the same time difficult to see if they will arrive in their best physical form in the cities where the world championships are held. and multiple events.
And specifically for Lejanis, we have already commented on this in other editions of our newspaper, he must make the most of the ideal conditions in order to succeed and become great in a modality that right now continues to live under the absolute hierarchy of Yulimar Rojas.
To close the sports page for this month, Roxanne Gomez, Rose Marie Almansa and Shiner Reinfo are reserved tomorrow, along with discus thrower Silinda Morales, at the meeting in Montreuil, France.
Source: Juventud Rebelde