by Larry Eder
Pedro Pichardo, Sopot 2014, photo by PhotoRun.net
Pichardo 17.94 NR, WL
HAVANA (CUB, May 8): Cuban Pedro Pablo Pichardo achieved at the open meet at Estadio Panamericano new national record and world leading 17.94 (0.0) in triple jump. He also had in series 17.34 and 17.52 and improved the mark of Yoelbi Quesada 17.85 from 1997. Junior talent Lazaro Martinez was second 16.73. Another top improvement in women discus, Denia Caballero to 67.87 m. Roberto Janet achieved personal best 77.14 in hammer what is Beijing standard and Lazaro Borges cleared 520 in the pole vault. “I knew it was good, expected more 17.50, but not such a big leap, considering I had a year without jumping I lacked a bit of rhythm,” Pichardo told Radio Havana Cuba. He also added: “I’m still the same and the sanction was wrong,” he said about his ban last year when he did not compete from disciplinary reasons. “Now I’m looking for the barrier of 18 meters and the world’s gold,” Pichardo who will compete at Doha DL opener said. His new coach is Daniel Osorio.
HAVANA (CUB, May 8): Cuban Pedro Pablo Pichardo achieved at the open meet at Estadio Panamericano new national record and world leading 17.94 (0.0) in triple jump. He also had in series 17.34 and 17.52 and improved the mark of Yoelbi Quesada 17.85 from 1997. Junior talent Lazaro Martinez was second 16.73. Another top improvement in women discus, Denia Caballero to 67.87 m. Roberto Janet achieved personal best 77.14 in hammer what is Beijing standard and Lazaro Borges cleared 520 in the pole vault. “I knew it was good, expected more 17.50, but not such a big leap, considering I had a year without jumping I lacked a bit of rhythm,” Pichardo told Radio Havana Cuba. He also added: “I’m still the same and the sanction was wrong,” he said about his ban last year when he did not compete from disciplinary reasons. “Now I’m looking for the barrier of 18 meters and the world’s gold,” Pichardo who will compete at Doha DL opener said. His new coach is Daniel Osorio.
(Editor’s note: As the IAAF site noted, Senor Pichardo has a habit of breaking his PB in his first jumping event of the season. “Why break the habit of a lifetime?” is how our friends at IAAF.org noted it.
Pablo Pichardo is the silver medalist from 2013 Moscow in the triple jump at 17.68m. That day, Teddy Tamgho jumped 18.03 meters and took gold and the longest jump in 2012. Pichardo has the longest in 2014, and also took the bronze in Sopot at the world indoors. And now, on May 8, 2015, he is leading el mundo in 2015!
What will this guy do with some competition? )
