Friday, November 24th, 2023.- The American athlete Beatriz Hatz secured the gold medal in the female's long jump T42/T44/T61-64 class (physical disability in lower limbs, with and without prosthetics) in the Para athletics competition at Santiago 2023, achieving a distance of 5.09 meters (676 points) on her third jump.

Hatz, competing in the T64 category, confirmed her favoritism in this event, entering with a season's best of 5.50 meters.

The silver medal went to the Brazilian representative, Ana Claudia da Silva (T42), who reached a distance of 3.85 meters (576 points) in her best jump.

The bronze was claimed by Catherine Carey (T44) from the United States, who recorded a distance of 4.55 meters (392 points) on her fifth jump, repeating her third-place finish from Lima 2019.

Written by Erwin Acevedo; translated by Rocio Rojas / Santiago 2023 vía Photosport
Photo by Javier Salvo / Santiago 2023 vía Photosport