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Yorgelis Rodríguez
Yorgelis Rodríguez García (born 25 January 1995) is a Cuban track and field athlete specialising in the heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships finishing twelfth overall. Earlier she won several medals at the World Junior and Youth Championships, including the gold at the 2012 World Junior Championships. She was the gold medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *200 metres – 23.96 (-0.6 m/s) (Götzis 2018) *800 metres – 2:10.48 (London 2017) *100 metres hurdles – 13.48 (+0.3 m/s) (Götzis 2018) *High jump – 1.95 (London 2017) *Long jump – 6.50 (+1.4 m/s) (Bilbao 2017) *Shot put – 14.95 (Götzis 2018) *Javelin throw – 49.56 (Götzis 2021) *Heptathlon – 6742 NR (Götzis 2018) Indoor *800 metres – 2:17.70 (Birmingham 2018) *60 metres hurdles – 8.57 (Birmingham 2018) *High jump – 1.88 (Birmingham 2018) *Long jump – 6.29 (Sab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 World Championships In Athletics
The 2017 IAAF World Championships, the sixteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 4 to 13 August at London Stadium in London, United Kingdom. London was officially awarded the championships on 11 November 2011. Bidding process When the seeking deadline passed on 1 September 2011, two candidate cities (London and Doha) had confirmed their candidatures. Barcelona, which investigated a bid, withdrew citing a lack of support from the local population and financial difficulties. On 5 September 2011, Doha launched its marketing bid for the 2017 World Championships. The slogan of the bid was "The RIGHT PARTNER for a stronger World Championships." The bid was led by Abdullah Al Zaini and Aphrodite Moschoudi. Moschoudi successfully led Qatar's bid for the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship, 2015 Handball World Championships. Doha also brought in Brian Roe, a member of the IAAF Technical Committee. The bid was for the championships to be held in the renovated, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |