Grand Prairie native Jasmine Moore will compete in her second Olympics this summer.The Mansfield Lake Ridge High School grad is the first U.S. woman ever to qualify in both the triple jump and long jump at the Olympics."It definitely does give me some confidence," said Moore. Moore competed in the triple jump in the Tokyo Olympics, but did not medal. She did not try to qualify for the long jump in the Tokyo Games, but decided to give it a shot this year.
"Moore says the moment hasn't fully sunk in."It has sunk in a little bit, but it's been something we've all talked about for such a long time, so to finally have punched my ticket, it's just such a relief," Moore said.She says she is excited that her family will be able to attend the Olympics this time around after COVID restricted the audience in Tokyo.Moore is looking to become the first American woman to medal in the triple jump.