{"id":271789,"date":"2021-08-01T11:25:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T15:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=271789"},"modified":"2021-08-01T15:09:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T19:09:58","slug":"olympic-athlete-thea-lafond-fouls-out-in-womens-triple-jump-finals-in-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/olympic-athlete-thea-lafond-fouls-out-in-womens-triple-jump-finals-in-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic athlete Thea Lafond fouls out in Women’s Triple Jump Finals in Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lafond who headed into the finals with a strong showing in the preliminary round, was unable to replicate that form.<\/p>\n

Lafond fouled her first attempt, then jumped a modest 12.57 meters on her second attempt.<\/p>\n

Needing to get at least 14.25 meters on her third jump to get into the final 8, Lafond fouled the 3rd attempt.<\/p>\n

Lafond ended the night in 12th position with a jump of 12.57 meters.<\/p>\n

The Triple Jump event was won by Rojas Yulimar of Venezuela who set a new World Record of 15.67 meters.<\/p>\n

Picture Gallery and Video interview with Thea Lafond below:<\/p>\n