at the stop of the diamond league which ended this Friday in the city of Lausanne, in Swissthe Cuban hegemony in the triple jump for men was confirmed once again, since Andy Díaz, Lázaro Martínez and Jordan Diaz They captured the first places of the test in that order.
In the European city Andy, who no longer represents the Cuban Athletics Federation In international competitions, he demonstrated his excellent form and with just two valid jumps he took first place. His record of 17.67 meters was unattainable for the rest of the competitors.
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According to jump sequence reviewed on the official website of the competition, Lazaro Martinez He managed to express the potential that led him last March to win the indoor world title in the specialty, and now with a jump of 17.50 meters on his first attempt, he took second place and set his new personal best.
Considering the display displayed, this was one of his great demonstrations, because he also achieved two other heights (17.48 and 17.38 meters, above the 17.30 that he exhibited as his best historical record.
The third position was reserved this time for the young and talented Jordan Díaz, this time with a 17.44 meters that was achieved at the end of a competition in which he improved with each execution.
Since he decided to break ties with the Cuban federation before the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020, Jordan has been confirmed as the greatest talent in the specialty. After receiving Spanish nationality, he has broken the record of that country on several occasions, which he hopes to represent at the summer event in Paris 2024.
With their performances, the trio of Cubans left other relevant figures in the specialty without options, among them the American Christian Taylor (16.45) and Frabrice Hugues Zango (17.07), from Burkina Faso, the other who was able to overcome the barrier of the 17 meters on the day.
The also Cuban who now represents Portugal, Peter Paul Pichardowas not among those registered now, but his presence is assured in the final of the prestigious circuit, which will be held in Zurich on September 7 and 8 next.
The classification is still headed by Andy, now with 23 points, and Zango and Jordan rose to the second step with 14 points. Behind him is Pichardo, who maintains his 13 points. Lázaro Martínez and the Chinese Yaming Zhu, currently absent, close the batch of those classified for the final with 9 units.
In the concluding segment, Cuba will also be represented by the long jumper Maykel Massó, bronze medalist in Tokyo 2020, who finished second in his specialty behind the Greek Miltiadis Tentogluo, monarch in the Japanese capital.
