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Jordan Diaz sets World U 18 best in Triple Jump at 17.30 meters! story by Pawel Jackowski for IAAF, courtesy of IAAF

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The World U 18 Championships is going well in Nairobi! The highlight today was the amazing triple jump by Jordan Diaz. Here is the excellent piece from Pawel Jackowski for the IAAF. Know that you can watch the U18 Champs for free, and online at: https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-u18-championships! If you do not have time to watch, listen to it on IAAF Radio!

jordan diaz TJ WB.jpgJordan Diaz, photo by PhotoRun.net

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What Kenyans are to distance running, Cubans are to the triple jump. If you remember Pedro Pichardo and Christian Taylor going over 18 meters in 2015, watch this young man, Jordan Diaz. Jordan just went 17.30 meters, and he is SIXTEEN! A physical education program that accentuates actual movement, and has fine technical coaches is part of the story of the Cuban success in athletics. There is much more to that success, but for today, we will focus on the Triple Jump.

This artice was written by Pawel Jackowski for the IAAF. This article is used with permission of the IAAF to promote our sport.

To read the amazing event by event coverage from the IAAF of the Nairobi 2017 World U 18 Athletics Champs, please go to: https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-u18-championships

The first world U18 best of the championships was set today when Jordan Diaz of Cuba reached an incredible 17.30m in the fourth round of the boys’ triple jump final, having set a championship record of 17.00m on his previous jump.

“I am very happy to have set the record here in Nairobi,” the elated Cuban said after the final. “I also thank my parents for their support. The crowd cheered me on, which was a great feeling.”

Diaz’s mark erased the old best of 17.24m, set by his compatriot Lazaro Martinez in 2014. The 16-year old, who will still be eligible for U18 competition in 2018, improved his pre-competition best by 64 centimetres and moved to seventh on the 2017 world senior list.

In a closely fought battle for the other medals, South American U18 champion Frixon David Chilla of Ecuador took the silver with a personal best of 15.92m. Just behind him, Arnovis de Jesus Palmero of Colombia took bronze with 15.89m, also a personal best, with Yusniel Jorrin of Cuba a mere centimetre behind.

Diaz took control right from the start, with his 15.99m the best jump in round one by nearly half a metre. He went better on his second attempt, reaching 16.25m. By that point, everyone else would have needed a big personal best to get close.

But as it turned out, that was only the start. In the third round, Diaz executed much better technically and as soon as he landed, the spectators knew they had witnessed something special. And then the result flashed up on the board: 17.00m. The Cuban thus became not just the championship record holder, but also the second U18 athlete ever to reach the 17-metre barrier.

As Diaz stood up on the runway for his fourth jump, there was an air of excitement among the audience. Could he go even farther?

That question was answered in emphatic manner. The stadium exploded as Diaz landed well beyond the 17-metre line. And then exploded again when the distance was announced as 17.30m. The first world U18 best of these championships had just been set.

It must have been difficult to focus again after such a fantastic performance, so it was no surprise that Diaz passed on his next jump and fouled on his last.

Behind the Cuban, there was a hot battle going on for the other medals, starring the remaining Latin American jumpers. After Chilla had reached 15.50m in the first round, then Arnovis Dalmero overtook him with 15.52m in round two, before Cuba’s No.2 Yusniel Jorrin jumped 15.57m.

On their third attempts, there was more change. Chilla, first in the jumping order, had a big one of 15.81m, re-taking the runner-up spot, but not for long. Dalmero responded with 15.89m, his best ever by a quarter of a metre.

Jorrin had a big foul in that round, but he made up for it on his next attempt. A jump of 15.88m moved him once again into the medals.

But again, it didn’t last long. In the fifth round, the Ecuadorian improved yet again, this time to a personal best of 15.92m.

There was no change to the medal order in the final round, although Jorrin had another good effort just short of what was necessary to make the podium. It was measured at 15.87m, just two centimetres away from a medal.

Owayne Owens of Jamaica finished in fifth with a last-round 15.55m. And there was the unusual sight of an Ethiopian placing well in a jumping event, as Adir Gur took sixth with 15.42m.

Results: https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-u18-championships/iaaf-world-u18-championships-nairobi-2017-5838/results/men/triple-jump/final/result

To read in its original form: https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-u18-championships/iaaf-world-u18-championships-nairobi-2017-5838/news/report/men/triple-jump/final

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