Triple jump world record holder Yulimar Rojas barred from Worlds long jump as her qualifying mark came in cheater shoes

Sort of an inflammatory post, calling them “cheater” shoes. Any indication she or her coach was aware these shoes are not allowed in the LJ? Was she aware and just got confused? She must be very comfortable in those shoes. Anyway, the implication that the TJ goat cheated on purpose should be made with great caution.

He called the shoes cheater shoes because they are. Would it satisfy you if he called them performance enhancing shoes? Same thing. Regardless if it was intentional or not, it was cheating/ performance enhancing

I disagree with calling them cheater shoes, as they are legal in competition just not in the long jump vs. the triple jump.

The bigger issue and why I don't feel bad for Rojas at all is that she has had 4 opportunities to compete on the Diamond League (2 of each --> TJ/LJ) and she's passed on all 4. Bad for the sport.

Do these random meets in Spain and compete just twice (and both in a 4-day span), they might not catch you wearing the wrong shoes. In the past, she's competed a lot more and on the Diamond League, so unless there's an injury I don't get the philosophical shift to barely competing at all and just in random June meets in Spain. It also kept her from qualifying in on World Ranking.

Yes, this your site and you can do exactly whatever you want, but seriously rojo you can do better...

Please just with stop the cheapshot/clickbait 'cheater shoes'. It is juvenile, makes you look like a Luddite, and is just a plain bad look. You know exactly what I referring to here, so please don't play the innocent.

If you were seriously referring to the fact that Rojas' shoes did not meet regulations then you could have achieved the same point by titling your post "...barred from Worlds long jump due to her shoe's stack height", or something similar.

Do better, please. You can do it, just try.

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If I had my druthers they would eliminate all shoes and thus 99.9% of athletes without the natural talent. You really want to see the strongest, fastest, most talented homosapiens on foot, right? It might hurt a few peoples' feelings though. I would be downright draconian.

I wouldn't call them "cheater shoes" because there is no evidence that she used the shoes even though she knew they were illegal. However, I find it very hard to believe that a professional triple jumper, whose entire career revolves around a single event, does not know the rules regarding the event. It would be like a PGA golfer not knowing that he can only carry 14 clubs in his bag. I don't think she "cheated" but there is simply no excuse for a mistake like this.

They are ABSOLUTELY cheater shoes. They are banned from long jump because they provide an unfair advantage. If Rojas uses them and her competition is following the rules, then Rojas is CHEATING.

It's literally the definition of cheating.
verb
verb: cheat; 3rd person present: cheats; past tense: cheated; past participle: cheated; gerund or present participle: cheating
1.
act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game or examination.

You aren't allowed to get "confused" and put PEDs in your body and you aren't allowed to get "confused" and wear the wrong shoes.

Is there definitive proof these shoes provide an unfair advantage in the LJ but not the TJ? That would be like if shoes provided an unfair advantage in the 100 but not the 200.

Just because they started at 25mm doesn't mean they hadn't warn down 5mm to become legal. Did they a tually measure the shoes at the time she jumped?

Its based on the model new, in a men's size 9.

This is pro track, not the freshman open. Pros don't just go pick up a pair of shoes the guy at the running store recommends. They have access to every shoe their sponsor makes. Rojas knew what she was doing. Just getting dq'ed is getting off lightly.

size 9 US

Yikes. I don't think they could have found a more unflattering photograph.

Nearly all field event athletes go to the competition venue with their bags. I will give hear the benefit of the doubt and believe she had several pairs but unfortunately took out the wrong ones.

Her shoe sole thickness was said to be 5 mm ( 1/5" ) too thick. The new rule took effect January 1, 2022.

The event in Spain where the World's Qualifier was set had a "Shoe Control Officer" but who did not flag the shoe as non-conforming.

This article has more information:

indianexpress.com

Explained: How the wrong shoe resulted in triple jump champ Rojas being barred from long jump at the Worlds

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Yulimar Rojas, Venezuelan triple jump world record holder, wanted to win a medal in long jump at this month’s World Championships. But her dream was dashed. The reason: the thickness of the sole of her shoes. A look at what w...

Link:indianexpress.com/article/explained/wr...

From the World Athletics statement voiding her qualifier;

"Ms Rojas had intended to compete in the long jump after this event,
with approved shoes, to qualify for the World Athletics Championships
Oregon 2022 but injury prevented this"

Oh look ma! Rojo is showing his true colors...he's all in on a person of color, but let it be lilly white Burrito girl.......

So, who finked?