Triple Jumper Ibargüen Leads Prensa Latina's Annual Sports Survey

Colombian athlete Caterine Ibargüen leads Prensa Latina''s annual sports survey to select the best athletes in 2014, after receiving the support today of four Latin American media outlets. In the category of Sportswoman of the Year, Ibargüen received the support of the Chilean journal Crónica Digital, Bolivian journal Canal Abya Yala and weekly journal La Época and Ecuadorian news agency Andes.

Ibargüen mastered the triple jump along 2014 and won the Diamond League competition in Monaco, with six victories in six presentations.

She also set a new record in Monaco with a 15.31 meter-jump, becoming the fifth best registered in History and the best jump in the last six years.

The Colombian triple jumper , who is at the top of the world ranking, ended the season after winning the 2nd edition of the Continental Cup in Marrakesh, Morocco, with 14,52 meter- jump.

The poll's first edition was in 1964.

All media outlets worldwide can participate and the votes will be received through e-mail address deportes@prensa-latina.cu.