This is how @TeamRojas45 leaped to the second longest indoor triple jump in history with 15.41m in Madrid 🇻🇪
She also recorded the fourth longest jump in history (15.35m) 🔥
📹 @WorldAthletics#WorldIndoorTour
FIVE YEARS AGO RAMON GITTENS DELIVERED BRONZE Medal finish IN THE 60M FINAL #WIC#Portland2016 here is the interview that followed🔱He kept that tongue Bajan💙💛🖤 youtu.be/yStlE6BmDRE
It’s one thing to defend a title. But to defend world indoor gold and have a baby in between? Nia Ali did just that. After clocking 7.81 in the 60m hurdle finals, @ItsPooda took her victory lap with a flag and her nine-month-old son in her arms. #Portland2016 x #BlackHistoryMonth
Barbara Pierre did some of her best indoor running leading up to Portland2016. Tied with Dafne Schippers for the World Lead heading into the 60m final at World’s, it was Pierre's electrifying start out of the blocks that propelled her to gold.
#Portland2016 x #BlackHistoryMonth
After a prolific collegiate career, Marquis Dendy got his first taste of the global medal stand at Portland2016. With a monstrous 8.26m leap on his second jump of the competition,@CheckTheSky took the lead and never looked back, taking home gold #Portland2016 x #BlackHistoryMonth
Trayvon Bromell’s golden performance at Portland2016 firmly established him as one of the fastest men on the planet. Crossing the line in a 6.47 60m PB to take the world title, @TrayvonBromell lifted his arms, chanting “This is our house.”
#Portland2016 x #BlackHistoryMonth
Brittney Reese is one of the winningest long jumpers ever with 10 global medals to her name.
Sitting in 2nd going into her final jump of Portland2016, @DaLJBeast let out a signature roar. Then, with a massive leap of 7.22m, she clinched gold.
#Portland2016 x #BlackHistoryMonth
In honor of Black History Month, and in celebration of Black excellence, we’re taking a look back at some of the Black American champions who stood atop the podium as they represented Team USA at the IAAF World Indoor Championships - Portland2016.
Hoy recordamos la participación del "Rey de América", el inoxidable piriapolense y tricolor Omar Clok, en el Mundial Indoor @Portland2016. Inolvidable experiencia. #Nacionalizate
📽️ youtu.be/hpfYzFhB-HY
📷 @AFP