The Cuban Yipsi Moreno, Olympic Hammer Champion in the 2008 Beijing Appointment, will return to a Universal Athletics Quote 12 years after his last foray into these leaders, but this time to dress the colors of Albania.
Camagüeyana, 44, was included in the payroll of that European nation that will participate in the World Athletics Championship of Tokyo 2025, Confirm The specialized portal Sports.
45 Year Old Yipsi Moreno Will Represent Albania in the Hammer Throw at the World Championships.
Moreno is The 2008 Olympic Champion & 3-Time World Champion (2001,2003, 2005) in the event when representing Cuba! pic.twitter.com/e0rj5qxctg
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According to the medium, it is specified thanks to a universality square granted by World Athletics (WA), a mechanism that allows the participation of athletes from countries with the least number of classified for the contest.
Moreno, who dominated the specialty for many years in the continental area and was a member of the world elite, settled in Albania shortly after being relieved of the position of national commissioner, which he held until 2022.
Although at that time it was reported that “personal will” came out, the news was accompanied by a lot of controversy, due to decisions already questioned already disagreements with athletes and coaches.
She had assumed that function four years after her last international appearance in the circle of launches, which occurred at the Central American and Caribbean Games of Veracruz 2014, in Mexico, where she dominated with a record of 71.35 meters.
Last May the Agramontina REcibió the Green Light of the WA To represent his host country in international competitions, and a month later he carried the Albanian record to 67.96 meters, something surprising given his veteran.
With this performance, signed in the European team championship of III Division, held in Slovenia, it was placed in the 78th position of the World Specialty Ranking. However, it represented the second best brand of the season for a hammering born in Cuba, only overcome Yaritza Martínez (68,76).
Martilista Yipsi Moreno improves the national record of Albania
Shortly after that stop would carry up to 68.74 meters as a sample of his desire to fulfill the dream of returning to a World Cup that has now come true.
In the Japanese capital Yipsi will live his eighth experience in universal lides, of which he was reigns in the 2001, 2003 and 2005 editions, in addition to archiving a silver medal in the 2007. His last shooting at that level were recorded in the contest welcomed by Russia in 2013.
He currently retains the Cuban national record, with a 76.92 meter launch measured in 2008, a brand that has never been approaching who followed their trail on the island.
