28-year-old triple jump world record holder Yulimar Rojas, Olympic champion, will miss Paris Olympics due to torn Achilles tendon.

28-year-old Venezuelan triple jump world record holder Yulimar Rojas, the reigning Olympic women's triple jump champion, will miss the Paris Olympics due to a torn left Achilles tendon. Rojas, who won the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and holds the world record for the event, underwent surgery in Madrid to repair the tendon. She expressed her heartbreak over not being able to represent her country in Paris.