Puerto Rican athlete Alysbeth Félix won the gold medal in the long jump event at the Pan American Athletics Championship in Medellín, Colombia, with a jump of 6.64 meters. This victory also secured her spot in the 2027 Pan American Games in Lima.
Félix surpassed Panamanian Nathalee Aranda, who took silver with a jump of 6.57 meters, and Puerto Rican Paola Fernández, who finished third with a jump of 6.49 meters. Félix's best mark this season is 6.70 meters, achieved on March 7 in Quito, Ecuador.