(CNN) — Arriving in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, triple jumper Jonathan Edwards made an unlikely purchase in duty free. He decided to pick up a pair of sunglasses – not for sunning himself on the ...
Portugal's Pedro Pichardo won the world triple jump gold medal after the most extraordinary finale on Friday as Italy’s Andrea Dallavalle thought he had snatched it with a huge final jump, only for ...
That could explain why his triple jump mark has stood for so long, even with developments in nutrition, equipment and sports science. But Edwards also thinks that the record’s longevity boils down to ...