Burkina Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zango soared to victory in the men’s triple jump for the country’s first-ever World Athletics Championships gold on Monday, while 18-year-old title favourite Jaydon Hibbert of Jamaica pulled out injured. Hugues Fabrice Zango collects #WorldAthleticsChamps triple jump medals like they're stamps 🙌 pic.twitter.com/ckAoUL9IYd — World Athletics August 21, 2023 “I am proud to be the man …
A total of 36 athletes will be participating in the men’s triple jump event in the World Athletics Championships 2023 to be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for gold medal in men’s triple jump: Pedro Pichardo The 30-year-old who hails from Portugal is the current World and European Champion. Season-best: 17.91m …
India’s Eldhose Paul narrowly missed a top-eight berth as Jean-Marc Pontvianne took the final place with a jump of 16.86 metres in the men’s triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene on Sunday. Portugal's Pedro Pichardo, meanwhile, continued his dominance in the triple jump by adding his first World Championships title to the Olympic gold he won …
Hugues Fabrice Zango set a new world indoor triple jump record on Saturday, leaping 18.07 metres at the Meeting d'Aubiere. The Burkina Faso national is the world bronze medallist and African record holder in both indoor and outdoor categories. His 18.07m leap bettered the previous record of 17.92m set by his French coach Teddy Tamgho, who registered his erstwhile record …
