Another Peruvian athlete, Paola Mautino, became gold medalist in long jump at the South American Championships in Athletics held in Lima, Peru.
The long jumper was eager to battle foreign athletes, but after she first notched jump marks of 6.36 and 6.48 meters and in her third and final jump, Mautino posted a mark of 6.52 meters, which allowed her to capture the gold.
Paola has directly qualified for the IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 to be held on 22-30 August.
After waiving hello to the public, the South American champion was surrounded by some attendees.
This is the third gold medal for Peru, after the ones grabbed by Ines Melchor and Pavel Chihuan on Friday.
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