Colombia president Juan Manuel Santos celebrated the gold-medal win by triple jumper Caterine Ibarguen at Moscow’s 2013 World Athletics Championships, the first ever by a Colombian at the worlds. ‘Gold for Caterine that shines from Moscow at the World Athletics Championships! Historic for Colombia, what pride,’ Santos said via Twitter, reports Xinhua.
Minutes later, Santos called up Ibarguen to express his appreciation for the joy she brought the Colombian people and to ask her to continue ‘reaping victories’ with her country’s support. Ibarguen, 29, won the gold medal in the triple jump earlier in the day with a record of 14.85 meters, farther than rivals Ekaterina Koneva of Russia (silver) and Ukrainian Olha Saladuha who got the bronze medal.
Minutes later, Santos called up Ibarguen to express his appreciation for the joy she brought the Colombian people and to ask her to continue ‘reaping victories’ with her country’s support. Ibarguen, 29, won the gold medal in the triple jump earlier in the day with a record of 14.85 meters, farther than rivals Ekaterina Koneva of Russia (silver) and Ukrainian Olha Saladuha who got the bronze medal.