Luso-Cuban determined with 60 centimeters of advantage over all the competition
Pedro Pablo Pichardo was the only Portuguese to qualify for the final of the triple jump of the Olympic Games Tokyo’2020, in the competition that marked the farewell of Nelson Évora, champion in Beijing’2008, and the debut of Tiago Pereira.
Pichardo, 28, ensured his presence in the final, scheduled for Thursday, at 11:00 local time (3:00 in Lisbon), with 17.71 meters, for the second attempt, while Évora, 37, and Pereira , 27, were in the first phase, with 15.39 and 16.71 meters, respectively, as the best jumps.
Athletes who managed at least 17.05 meters or the best 12 marks advanced to the final, with Pichardo finishing the qualification highlighted in the first place, while Pereira was ranked 16th and Évora said goodbye to athletics with 27. th place.
