Robiel Yankiel Sol doesn't jump, he flies. With this superhuman ability, he is already a three-time world champion, two-time Paralympic champion, and, with that, the safest bet in Cuban para-athletics.
On this occasion, New Delhi was the setting for the Havana native's consecration. A jump of 7.57 meters was enough to win his third gold medal in world championships, far superior to his rivals.
Although he had a modest competition, marked by three failures and only one jump over seven meters, Robiel was already the champion from his first takeoff.
Like his surname, Robiel is the Sun King of Cuban para-athletics, and at only 22 years old, he has had a glorious career in the athletic movement.
What will be his limit? It is difficult to know. Jumping eight meters seems to be a matter of time, although that would not be his greatest achievement. The jumping pit is too small for a young man who shows his greatness with every attempt.
I remember, in an interview prior to the 2023 Parapan American Games, I asked him what medal he still had left to win, and if he felt satiated with glory. "I always want the gold in the next competition," he replied, a response that sums up his entire future.
