- Mondo Duplantis & Yulimar Rojas won the 2020 World Athletes of the Year in the Male and Female category. They are their countries’ first recipients of the prestigious athletics award announced during the virtual awards.
- About Armand Duplantis,
- Armand Mondo Duplantis is a Swedish pole vaulter and the world record holder with a height of 6.18 meters. He was won a Gold medal in the 2015 World Youth Championships and the 2018 European Championships.
- About Yulimar Rojas,
- Yulimar Andrea Rojas Rodríguez is a Venezuelan athlete. She won the Silver medal in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. She was a two-time World Champion (2017 London & 2019 Doha), and two-time World Indoor Championship (2016 Portland & 2018 Birmingham) in Triple jump.
Published On : 10 Dec 2020
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