After having dispensed with the fourth and fifth jump, Pedro Pablo Pichardo bet everything on the last attempt when he already had the title of European champion in his pocket. And the mark would be better than the 17.50 that gave him that advantage. He stepped on the board, it was null. However, after getting up from the arena and looking at his father and his coach who was on the bench, he still ran a few meters like a sprinter to celebrate a gold medal he won even before he end the final. This day, he has no opponent.
Olimpo, World, Europe: Pedro Pablo Pichardo is proclaimed champion and closes a perfect triple jump trilogy in one year
“I am very happy with this victory, thank you very much for your comments. What is the secret? It’s a lot of work, I have a lot of work inside my body and a lot of dedication, so it seems easy afterwards. Now it’s time to keep winning titles, win titles and make more good jumps”, the athlete began by saying in statements to RTP2, before undertaking what is the great parallel goal of his career.
Pichardo’s party after joining the title of European champion to that of world and Olympic champion
“Remember Jonathan Edwards? You know, he was my age when he broke the world record. [29 anos]so… I’ll keep trying this year too, to see if a good jump comes out”, reinforced, also remembering the flight he had in the sixth and last jump that would bring him closer to that career goal with Portugal after having already walked 17.98 in the Olympic Games and 17.95 in the last World Cups.
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Source: Observadora
