Will we see a new high jump world record in Tokyo? Ft. Javier Sotomayor 🇨🇺

Nobody has jumped higher than Javier Sotomayor - 2,45 metres like a volleyball net or a football crossbar! The Cuban has held the high jump world record since 1988: "I never thought it was going to last for so many years. The fact my record keeps holding up despite all the science applied to sports makes my feat even more impressive." So what does it take to be the best jumper in the world?
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[muhashevliw]

I was 17 when you broke the record the first time, I am 50 now, so it’s already a lifetime.
I will always remember that moment, an amazing moment.
Sotomayor a legend.

[sunny]

Despite his incredible achievements he is still so humble. Total respect for this man

[oscar]

What a marvelous athlete. There will never be another like him.

[victorfernando]

This is legendary. I can't believe this record still stands. After 35 yrs, and evolution of jumping

[laman]

Legends don't die. What a gracious jump, like he's sliding through space.

[gerhardstrydom]

Unfortunately due to Cuba's boicots of the Olympic games in his prime years, he did not win more golds.
What a jumper!!👏👏👏
What a pleasure to watch him jump😀

[fitriganzaholaaa]

He was really humble while speaking about his unbeaten world record

[ahzerlumli]

And today was beautiful seeing the Qatar player share gold medal with the Italian player.

[j.cheung]

meanwhile i can barely clear my dog lying in front of the door

[bartphilips]

"I will not celebrate it, but I will accept it."
that's called being competitive, kids.

[dianahernandez]

Simplemente el mejor de todos los tiempos; Felicidades al campeón Soto Mayor!!!

[MrHorus]

Sotomayor had a special way of moving, which propelled him up like a speer.

[Robert_McGarry_Poems]

I love the interview! Thanks for this.

[alvaroagonzalez]

El mejor saltador que he visto y orgullo cubano y Latino americano.

[jayhenry]

You will always be remember as the King of the high Jump .

[ronaldtipton]

This record will never be broken. It's now 2024, and it's been 8 years since anyone jumped as high as 2.39 meters, 10 years since anyone jumped 2.43 meters.

[da]

As a junior high jumper and basketball player in my past, I think the reason the record stays this long is the young athletes with explosive leg power end up in basketball or volleyball, not high jumo. the minimal vertical leap necessary to clear 2, 35' for instance, is around 30-33 inch. just to compare, elite basketball and volleyball players have a vertical leap of around 40 inch. and with most of them taller than 1.80, and perfectly coordinated, there's no reason to think they couldn't have been great high jumpers, and probably one of them could have broken the record. but the thing is they couldn't have trained in both sports growing up, because unlike sprinting, where you do see football players who ran in their high school years, high jump is much more technical, so they can't dedicate themselves to both sports.

[JavierLoza-olbz]

Eres un grande Javier y ya estas en la historia y en nuestro corazon hermano cubano, con cariño desde México capital.

[marcotulioburgos]

Sotomayor!!! Una leyenda de la humanidad, de Cuba para todos y todas!!! Un portento!

[Radagast-]

He was fast, but still in control... quite a combination.