Paula Rodriguez

Happy birthday to Spain’s hurdles and long jump talent Paula Rodriguez, who marks the end of her U20 years today and steps into the senior ranks with one of the sport’s most demanding double acts in her toolkit. Hurdling and long jumping share a foundation — flat-out speed — but split sharply from there: one demands unbreakable rhythm over ten barriers, the other a single perfect explosion off a board. Training both builds the kind of complete athlete that coaches love to get their hands on.

And she’s building it in the right city. Paula trains in Barcelona, where the Olympic flame burned over Montjuïc and athletics is stitched into the city’s identity — an environment where a young athlete’s ambitions have room to grow as tall as the hill itself.

¡Feliz cumpleaños, Paula! Que tu primer año absoluto te lleve más lejos y más rápido que nunca. 🎂🎁🎉🫶🫶🇪🇸