A few weeks have passed since Yarisley Silva became the first woman to win three consecutive Pan-American Games pole vault titles, but the Cuban still has unfinished business – not just for this season but for 2020 and beyond. At the recent Pan-American Games in Lima, the 32-year-old cleared 4.75m…
Cuban Yarisley Silva produced the best performance of the third day of track and field at the Pan-American Games on Thursday (8), topping 4.75m to win the pole vault on another cold night at the “Estadio de la Videna” in Lima. The 32-year-old from Pinar del Río secured her third…
Yarisley Silva has been Cuba’s leading pole vaulter for more than a decade. The 2015 world champion and equal fifth best vaulter of all time reflects on the highest and lowest moments of her decorated career. HIGH The Olympic silver medal in London (in 2012) marked a turning point in…
The Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo (CONSUDATLE) and the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) have announced the Americas team for the IAAF Continental Cup Ostrava 2018 to be held on 8-9 September. The team features several of the leading performers from the recent NACAC Championships and Central American &…
BARRANQUILLA, Colombia – Cuba’s Yarisley Silva, Olympic silver medalist in London 2012, beat Venezuela’s Robeilys Peinado to win the women’s pole vault gold at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games on Sunday in Barranquilla, Colombia. With a jump of 4.70 meters (15.42 feet), the Cuban beat her own games…
With Lazaro Borges’ world silver in 2011 and her Olympic silver, Cuba has emerged a top contender in the Pole Vault, an area previously considered weaker on the Island among the field events. “The talent is there; we just need the resources and the opportunities,” said Silva. “Lazaro and I…
ROAD TO VIÑALES, Pinar del Rio.— London Olympics pole vault silver medallist Yarisley Silva is one of the most outstanding Cuban young track and fielders. After her triumphant return, Silva spoke to Juventud Rebelde newspaper about her life and career. “What were your beginnings? I really did not even know…
