Latin American women athletes seek new titles at IAAF Beijing 2015

Colombian triple jumper Caterine Ibarguen and Jamaican runner Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce are the hopes of Latin America and the Caribbean during the third day of IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federation) World Championships Beijing 2015.

According to Cuban news agency Prensa Latina, Ibarguen, world champion and Olympic runner-up, has 28 consecutive victories, while it has been three years from her last defeat in London 2012 Olympic Games finals.

Then, Ibarguen was defeated in qualifying stage by Bulgarian Gabriela Petrova with a jump of 14.44 meters, but this does not scare her. The Colombian jumper has now to be more careful of Kazakhstan's Olga Rypakova, Russian Ekaterina Koneva and Ukrainian Olga Saladukha.

On the other hand, everyone is expecting Jaimaican runner Fraser-Pryce to win another title. Semifinals seem complicated for her because she will face her compatriot Sherone Simpson, Nigerian Blessing Okagbare and Trinidad and Tobago's Semoy Hackett.

Cuban pole vaulter Yarisley Silva will have a tough competition on Sunday. Silva is favorite and days ago she became leader in the 2015 world ranking when she jumped 4.91 meters in the 17th Pole Vault International Meeting in Beckum, Germany.

The Cuban pole vaulter had a great final in Toronto 2015 Pan-American Games, competing against Brazilian Fabiana Murer and United States' Jennifer Suhr. Silva will face them again, together with Greek Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou. Endi