The Cuban guy Jordan Diazwho no longer represents the island’s federation after settling in Spainbroke again this Sunday the record of that Iberian country in triple jump, with a mark of 17.76 meters, the best of the season to date.
During the closure of the National League of Clubs of athleticsin which he defended the colors of FC Barcelona, Jordan broke the Spanish record for the third time since last February achieved citizenship by naturalization card, in accordance with the specialized site Brand.
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Jordan Díaz’s idyll with the Spanish record began shortly after putting his papers in order, exactly on February 20, when in the city of Salamanca stretched to 17.27 meters during the celebration of the national contest for those under 23 years of age.
The trail of good results of the Cuban extended last day 4 with a jump of 17.30 meters, a mark that he has just surpassed now on the La Nucía track in Alicante, in his third jump with a favorable wind of 1 m/s, according to review Brand.
With this result, the young man, barely 21 years old, went on to lead the world ranking of the specialty this season, and until now he had as a reference the result of 17.64 meters achieved on May 23 by the also Cuban Andy Díaz —another who broke ties with the Island Federation and lives in Italy—, during the Castiglione Meeting, in Grosseto.
The specialized media recalls that until now Jordan’s best personal brand was the jump of 17.49 meters that he had achieved when he was just 18 years old, which is why his progression in Spanish lands is being remarkable.
“I am very happy with today’s result. It is a result that I have been looking for for a long time, for years, long before I came here”, said the athlete in statements released by the Spanish Athletics Federation, and reviewed by Brand.
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According to the publication, Díaz attributed his improvement to the work of his coach, also Cuban Iván Pedroso, with whom he works in the Spanish city of Guadalajara. “Under Iván Pedroso’s orders I have adjusted the things that he had to adjust and the result has come out”, he explained.
