Minenko

Israeli athlete Knyazyeva-Minenko places 6th in women's triple jump final

The 31-year-old Knyazyeva-Minenko scored a personal best for 2021, putting up a distance of 14.60 meters in her third time reaching the Olympic final.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's Triple Jump - Final - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – August 1, 2021. Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko of Israel in action
Israeli triple-jumper Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko

Minenko carrying Israel’s hopes in triple-jump final

At the 19-mile mark, Tola had made his decisive effort and sped away from the 24-year-old Kenyan but within two miles Kirui had hauled back the lead before surging away immediately and emphatically.

|ByALLON SINAI