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Whichever way you look at it, Thea LaFond’s triple jump triumph at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was a thing of wonder.
In literal terms, the beautifully balanced hop, step and jump she produced in the second round added up to a winning 15.02m.
The wider impact of that dynamic piece of elasticity was more difficult to measure, though the magnitude was underlined by the fact that the 70,000 citizens of LaFond’s nation could be accommodated within the seats of the Stade de France – with 4000 to spare.
For that reason alone, for striking such a mighty, historic blow for Dominica and its proud people, the green crop top national uniform the 30-year-old wore that rainy night is such a welcome addition to the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA).
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SOURCE: WORLD ATHLETICS