Cuban triple jumper Davisleydi Velazco won the women's event at the 2026 World Athletics Diamond League meet in Doha with a world-leading jump [1].
The performance establishes Velazco as a dominant force in the discipline. By surpassing the 15.12-metre mark, she enters a historical tier of performance shared by very few athletes in the modern era.
Competing at the Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium on June 19, 2026 [2], Velazco recorded a distance of 15.13 metres [1]. This mark is currently the leading distance globally for the season. The victory in Qatar follows a previous win for the Cuban athlete at the Diamond League meet in Oslo [1].
The distance is particularly significant due to its rarity in the sport. According to competition data, Velazco and Yulimar Rojas are the only two women to have exceeded 15.12 metres in the past 10 years [1].
Velazco's consistency across multiple Diamond League meets suggests a peak in her physical form. The 15.13-metre leap [1] secures her position as the athlete to beat heading into future international competitions.
Organizers held the event in Doha, where the stadium conditions supported high-performance marks [2]. The result reinforces Cuba's continued influence in global field events.
“Davisleydi Velazco won the women's event at the 2026 World Athletics Diamond League meet in Doha.”
Velazco's jump represents a significant shift in the women's triple jump landscape. By breaking the 15.12-metre barrier, she has moved beyond general competitiveness and into a statistical rarity that has been dominated by Yulimar Rojas for a decade. This suggests the emergence of a genuine rivalry at the highest level of the sport.
