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Segunda, 25 Julho 2022 19:59 | Actualizado em Quinta, 28 Março 2024 02:03

Portuguese triple jumper bags Eugene gold as Hall claims relay silver medal.
 

Portuguese triple jumper Pedro Pichardo followed up his Tokyo gold with gold at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene on Saturday as his world-leading leap of 17.95 metres saw off Burkina Faso's Hugues Fabrice Zango and China's Yaming Zhu. Here is all you need to know:

- Pichardo came into the championship with the 2021 Diamond League triple jump crown and a 2022 World Indoor Championships silver medal to his name following his winning Olympic leap in Japan last August.

- Before his switch to Portuguese nationality in December 2017 and competitive outings from August 2019, Pichardo earned two world outdoor silver medals and one world indoor silver medal for Cuba.

- Pichardo led Thursday's qualification with 17.16m as American Will Claye also made it through to the final with 16.70m as he looked to win gold after two previous world silvers and two world bronzes.

- In Saturday's final, Pichardo jumped 17.95m on his first attempt to claim the top spot on the podium from Zango's season's best of 17.55m in silver and Zhu's season's best of 17.31m in bronze medal position.

- Pichardo also landed jumps of 17.92m, 17.57m and 17.51m to underline his superiority over the rest of the field, while Claye, 31, could only land a jump of 16.54m as he ended the event in 11th place.

- Pichardo, 29, said: "I opened strongly. This world title was elusive to me. I had two silver medals and tried to win gold and achieved it today. This title means a lot. I am progressively winning all possible titles, from Olympic gold to the world title."

- In Saturday's 4x100m men's relay final, American Elijah Hall was part of the team alongside Christian Coleman, Noah Lyles and Marvin Bracy that secured a silver medal behind eventual champions Canada.

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