Portugal’s Pedro Pichardo proceeded with his strength. The men’s triple leap on Saturday by adding his most memorable. World Championships title to the Olympic gold he won in Tokyo. Pedro Pichardo, a two-times world silver medalist for Cuba prior to changing loyalty to Portugal, hopped a world-driving 17.95 meters. “The opening 17.95m turned out to … Read more
The cyclocross world champion and Olympic gold medalist. Cross country mountain biking attacked from the day’s breakaway. 10km left in the final climb, a 13.8-km effort at 8.1% and never looked back. Pidcock added an iconic Tour de France stage win to his impressive CV when he claimed victory at L’Alpe d’Huez at the end. … Read more
American triple jumper Christian Taylor is set to miss the Tokyo Olympics and the chance of a third successive gold medal due to a ruptured Achilles tendon. Taylor’s partner, Austrian skater Beate Schrott, said the 30-year-old was injured in the Czech Republic’s Ostrava Golden Spike tournament. “I don’t have the words to describe this situation,” … Read more
