Havana/Davisleydi Velazco showed his power this Wednesday in the Diamond League 2026, in Oslo. The athlete disdained by the Cuban Athletics Federation (FCA) won gold with a mark of 14.85 meters. The Senegalese Saly Sarr, with a personal record, achieved silver with 14.75 meters, while the Cuban Leyanis Pérez also completed the podium with 14.60.
“This is not only a sporting victory, but also an emotional one. Everything we have experienced has been worth it and we are just getting started,” Velazco said at the end of the event. “We continue to build the path step by step, brick by brick, with faith, discipline and perseverance.”
The magazine Olympics highlighted about her performance: “It is not just another triumph in her career, but also a sign of her intentions: after a period of pause in her competitive career, Velazco, who was a bronze medalist in the 2018 U-20 World Cup, is back among the best.”
Velazco, who was a bronze medalist at the 2018 U-20 World Cup, is back among the best,” highlighted ‘Olympics’ magazine.
Velazco, specified the specialized media Deporcuba“found the winning mark from his first attempt and then backed up his excellent performance with other jumps of 14.57 m and 14.76 m, enough to dominate a high-quality competition.”
The fair one, according to Olympics, “It promised to be a one-on-one between the current world champion in triple jump, Leyanis Pérez, and the current Olympic champion in the discipline, Thea Lafond.” It wasn’t like that.
Velazco continues to show results and make the island’s sports authorities see that his departure was for improvement. The FCA still does not forgive her for leaving the Island in 2023. Last September she was marginalized from the final list of 17 competitors from the Island for the Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships.
At the beginning of June, Velazco broke the triple jump mark of the Forbach International Meeting, in France, which had been in force for 17 years. At that time he noted: “I confirmed that dreams are achieved when you work.”
This Thursday he shared a series of photos with the caption: “How beautiful life is.” Now as an independent athlete, the woman is grateful for every opportunity, but “especially for the teachings behind each of them,” she points out on her networks.
“I continue to learn, grow and find more strength to continue working hard, as I have done until now,” he added.
