MADRID, Spain.- Cuban triple jumper Jordan Díaz set a record for Spain this Sunday in the Indoor Championships and surpassed his own mark.
In the final of the tournament, held at the Gallur Municipal Sports Center in Madrid, Díaz made a very long first jump that, although null, envisioned the result achieved in the sixth jump: 17.59 meters.
Despite the fact that he was not in his best shape, as he competed with discomfort in the hamstring of his right leg, he was more than a meter ahead of Pablo Torrijos, who finished second with a jump of 16.44 meters. Third place went to José Emilio Bellido with 15.66.
PODIUM – Triple? #CEathleticsPC
?@diaz_fortun 17.59 m (Record ??) (and 17.58 m)
?@ptorrijos916 16.44m
? @jebm87 15.66mCONGRATULATIONS ???
? https://t.co/lPyXvMFGqL
? https://t.co/z2KBawQPFx pic.twitter.com/19fTNCWaM4— atletismoRFEA (@atletismoRFEA) February 19, 2023
The prestigious sports media Brand, When reviewing Jordan Díaz’s new feat, he commented: “In those jumps above 18 meters that are a matter of time (he already has 17.87 outdoors), because at 21 (he turns 22 next Thursday) the future is yours”.
While Sports world He pointed out: “Athletics is nourished by the feats that fill the results with epic and Jordan Díaz is called to be the great Spanish athlete who will star in them.”
After the competition, in an interview with the press, Díaz said he was “very happy with his current form.”
“I made a very good mark, but I still want more. Winter is always bad for me. Being so good now gives me a lot of hope to get a great result in the summer,” she added.
It is a bird? It is a plane?
No! Is @diaz_fortun flying in Madrid ✈️✈️✈️✈️
17.59 to break his second record in Spain ?? in the #CEathleticsPC pic.twitter.com/Vh0ZANo74q
— atletismoRFEA (@atletismoRFEA) February 19, 2023
Jordan Díaz, who in February 2022 obtained nationality Spanish, will represent the Iberian country in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This possibility was announced last November by the Spanish Athletics Federation.
Until then, he was not allowed to defend the Spanish jersey in international championships until 2025, for having competed with the Cuban flag until recently, according to the laws. But since he obtained his nationality, the Spanish Federation had fought for it.
Díaz left the island’s delegation in Spain in June 2021 after the end of the Castellón Meeting, in which he did not participate.
“He escaped at the very airport before leaving for another tournament,” Andy Lans, a young Cuban sports analyst who spread the news on Twitter, revealed on that occasion.
According to Marca, Jordan Díaz “hid in Zaragoza, where he came into contact with Ana Peleteiro, bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, who brought him to the attention of the Spanish authorities.”
The case of the young Cuban quickly passed through various spheres of the Government of Spain, which accelerated the nationalization process.
Currently trained by fellow Cuban and world champion Iván Pedroso, Jordan Díaz is among the favorites to win the gold medal in Paris.
