Olga Rypakova wins triple jump at IAAF Diamond League

Olga Rypakova

Olympic champion in track and field Olga Rypakova from Kazakhstan has won the IAAF Diamond League in London, Tengrinews reports citing Vesti.kz.

On July 24, Rypakova beat Kimberly Williams from Jamaica and Dana Veldakova from Slovakia in women's triple jump. The Kazakhstani athlete showed 14 meters and 33 cm.

Photo ©Jean-Pierre Durand

On May 17, Rypakova took the third place at the Shanghai stage of the Diamond League. In the overall standing, Rypakov earned 5 points and landed on the second place. Caterine Ibargüen from Columbia leads with 16 points.

The IAAF Diamond League is an annual series of track and field competitions that originated in 2010.

By Gyuzel Kamalova