Pedro Pablo Pichardo wins the Diamond League in triple jump competing for Portugal

September 1, 2018

The Cuban triple jumper Pedro Pablo Pichardo made a splendid fourth jump that allowed him to take the gold medal at the final stop of the Brussels Diamond League. This victory consolidated him in first place in the final standings of the league that IAAF convenes annually.

Naturalized Portuguese and holder of the 5th best mark in the history of the triple jump (18.08), he surpassed American Christian Taylor, who was not at his best that night (17.31) and also American Donald Scott (17.25).

In the jump that gave victory to the Cuban, you can see how he comes very close to stepping on the line that would have made the jump invalid, however, the judges raised the white flag.