Three-jumper Yulimar Rojas has won the first Olympic gold in the athletics for Venezuela with a world record - and their compatriots were still milled in front of the TV.
The TV signal in the South American country had been activated only immediately before the beginning of the Olympic Games, after the United States had initially blocked the last rate of payments to marketers due to imposed economic sanctions.
"We want to announce Venezuela's first victory at the Olympic Games," said Venezuelan Sports Minister Mervin Maldonado after the negotiations in Japan said. And world champion Rojas delivered, jumped in the first attempt with 15.41 m Olympic record and laid a world record in the last round at 15.67 m. Thus, the 25-year-old improved the old top brand of the Ukrainian Inessa Krawez by 17 centimeters.
Behind the outstanding Rojas, who had already won silver in Rio, Patricia Mamona (15.01 / Portugal) came in second place, bronze went to the Spaniard Ana Peleteiro (14.87). Neele Eckhardt-Noack (Göttingen) and Kristin Gierisch (Leverkusen) were excreted in the qualification.
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The Venezuelan government had acquired the state television TVes for $ 2.5 million partial rights on the summer games. The country, which is in a deep economic crisis, imposed the US strict sanctions in order to proceed against the government of the controversial President Nicolas Maduro.
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