Portuguese Pedro Pablo Pichardo jumps on Thursday to try and win the gold medal in the triple jump at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. and add an unprecedented fourth “metal” from Portugal to the edition…
On Tuesday, the 28-year-old Pichardo secured his presence in the final, which is scheduled for 11:00 local time (0:00 in Lisbon). from 17.71 meters in the second attempt, which was the best result in qualifying at the Olympic Games.
Thus, the Portuguese jumper presents himself as one of the main contenders for gold, and in the mixed zone after qualifying, he said that he had a jump of 18 meters on his feet, which he would like to achieve in the final.
The athlete could become the fifth Olympic champion in Portugal after Carlos Lopez (Los Angeles 1984 marathon), Rosa Mota marathon (Seoul 1988), Fernanda Ribeiro (10,000 meters from Atlanta 1996) and Nelson Evora (triple jump from Beijing 2008).
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The likelihood of a fourth medal for Portugal seems almost obvious. after bronze by Jorge Fonseca and Fernando Pimento and silver by Patricia Mamon, silver, which would make this edition a Portuguese participation with a lot of “metals”.
In the final, Pedro Pablo Pichardo will have no compatriots left, as 37-year-old Nelson Evora, who promised to continue his career, and 27-year-old Thiago Pereira qualified with 15.39 and 16.71, respectively.
Early in the morning, Thiago Campos starts at 6:30 local time (22:30 this Wednesday in Lisbon) in open waters, after Angelica André’s 17th place the day before, followed by the Teresa Portela semi-final at K1,500 meters, looking for a seat in the final scheduled for 12:29 (04:29).
