Caterine Ibarguen wins bronze at World Athletics Championships

Colombian athlete Caterine Ibarguen won triple jump bronze Thursday at the World Athletics Championships held in Daegu, South Korea.

The Medellin-born athlete jumped 14.84 meters, being beaten to victory only by Kazakhstan’s Olga Rypakova (14.89) and Ukrainian Olha Saladuha (14.94).

The bronze medal is Colombia’s second ever at a world championship. The first ever medal was won by runner Luis Fernando Lopez, who won bronze at the 20-kilometer run on Wednesday.

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