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Taylor Topples Pichardo in Lausanne - IAAFPublished by
Taylor Topples Pichardo in LausannePublished by the IAAF on July 9, 2015 Two months after their historic performances in Doha, Christian Taylor and Pedro Pablo Pichardo provided a packed crowd at Lausanne’s Athletissima meeting with another stupendous night of IAAF Diamond League triple jumping on Thursday (9). The US jumper reversed fortunes against his Cuban rival in winning with 18.06m – a meeting record and equal to the IAAF Diamond League record Pichardo set in Qatar. On that occasion, Taylor almost eclipsed the Cuban with his own final effort, only to fall two centimetres short. Here, on a bright but blustery evening at the Stade De La Pontaise, Taylor’s late flourish proved to be a winning one. In many ways, it was an even better competition than the one in Doha for an event which promises to keep on giving to the sport over the next few years. Pichardo made an electric start to the event, sprinting off excitedly into the infield after an effort of 17.85m which gave him a half-metre first-round lead. Read the full article at: www.iaaf.org
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