Portugal's Pedro Pichardo continued his dominance in the men's triple jump on Saturday by adding his first World Championships title to the Olympic gold he won in Tokyo.
The 29-year-old, a two-times world silver medallist for Cuba before switching allegiance to Portugal, jumped a world-leading 17.95 metres on his first attempt to take the top spot.
"The opening 17.95m ended up being the winning mark. I opened strongly," Pichardo said. "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."Burkina Faso's Hugues Fabrice Zango finished a distant second with an effort of 17.55m.
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