Turin, Sept. 5 (LaPresse) – Another Diamond Trophy joins Andy Diaz’s collection. The European champion in Brussels wins his third Diamond League final as an Italian (fourth overall) and achieves the feat with his first jump, leaping 17.74 (-0.6) and leaving just two centimetres on the take-off board, taking the meeting record away from American Christian Taylor, a legend of the event. It is the ninth Diamond League title won by an Italian athlete, a tally that began just six seasons ago with Gianmarco Tamberi’s first victory. Andy records his best mark with his first jump, then follows it with 17.04 (+0.5), leaving 16 cm on the board and landing on his feet, skips the two middle attempts, records a clear foul on his fifth and, with victory secured, closes with 17.33 (0.0). He wins the showdown with world champion Pedro Pichardo, with the Portuguese producing an excellent performance and his best mark on his opening attempt (17.50/-0.5). Another record figure for Andy Diaz, the Italian record holder with his outstanding 18.15 in Birmingham: with his Brussels victory, he claims his seventh Diamond League win as an Italian, his tenth overall, including his three previous victories as a Cuban. A triumphant season for the Fiamme Gialle athlete following gold medals at the World Indoor Championships and European Championships.
Athletics: Diaz wins Diamond League in triple jump
Turin, Sept. 5 (LaPresse) – Another Diamond Trophy joins Andy Diaz’s collection. The European champion in Brussels wins his third Diamond League final as an Italian (fourth overall) and achieves the feat with his first jump, leaping 17.74 (-0.6) and leaving just two centimetres on the take-off board, taking the meeting record away from American Christian Taylor, a legend of the event. It is the ninth Diamond League title won by an Italian athlete, a tally that began just six seasons ago with Gianmarco Tamberi’s first victory. Andy records his best mark with his first jump, then follows it with 17.04 (+0.5), leaving 16 cm on the board and landing on his feet, skips the two middle attempts, records a clear foul on his fifth and, with victory secured, closes with 17.33 (0.0). He wins the showdown with world champion Pedro Pichardo, with the Portuguese producing an excellent performance and his best mark on his opening attempt (17.50/-0.5). Another record figure for Andy Diaz, the Italian record holder with his outstanding 18.15 in Birmingham: with his Brussels victory, he claims his seventh Diamond League win as an Italian, his tenth overall, including his three previous victories as a Cuban. A triumphant season for the Fiamme Gialle athlete following gold medals at the World Indoor Championships and European Championships.