Liadagmis Povea
Havana, March 2 (JIT) - Cuban triple jumper Liadagmis Povea is among those favored with the first direct tickets to the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow 2024, in Scotland.
The expedited inclusion responds to the results of the recently concluded World Indoor Tour 2023, which had 11 qualifying specialties and its winners secured the World Championships ticket.
Povea led the women's triple jump with 30 points, after dominating three meetings with a golden category: Karlsruhe, Liévin and Madrid. She also stood out for topping the world ranking with her personal best indoors: 14.81 meters (in Liévin).
Povea's invitation will allow Cuba to define strategies for its participation in Glasgow 2024, where it could also be represented by two other triple jumpers.
Generally, World Athletics (WA) allows the registration of two figures per country in each specialty, except in cases such as this one, in which it is considered a "wild card" and does not count towards each national federation's cap.
In each winter season, the qualifying events for the circuit vary. In the recently concluded season, in addition to the triple jump, the women's events of 60, 800 and 3000/5000 meters, the pole vault and the shot put were included.
Among men, the 400 and 1,500 meters, the 60m hurdles and the high and long jumps were defined.
The WA communication clarifies that for the following season the qualifying events will vary and their winners will also secure a place for the universal indoor event to be hosted by the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, between March 1st and 3rd, 2024.
ALL THE WINNERS
Women: 60 m: Aleia Hobbs (United States); 800 m: Keely Hodgkinson (Great Britain); 3000 m/5000 m: Lemlem Hailu (Ethiopia); Pole vault: Alysha Newman (Canada), Triple jump: Liadagmis Povea (Cuba); Shot put: Sarah Mitton (Canada).
Men: 400 m: Jereem Richards (Trinidad and Tobago); 1500 m: Neil Gourley (Great Britain); 60 m hurdles: Grant Holloway (United States); High jump: Hamish Kerr (New Zealand); Long jump: Thobias Montler (Sweden).
