Pedro Pablo Pichardo Peralta is a Cuban-born Portuguese triple jumper and current Olympic champion.
Audrey Werro leads as the Diamond League heads to Zurich, with Keely Hodgkinson withdrawing due to readiness concerns. Dos Santos and Russell have set world-leading times, while Duplantis and Karalis push for 6.32m in pole vault.
The World Athletics Ultimate Championship has launched in Budapest, featuring a $10 million prize pool and a new trophy format. Armand Duplantis headlines the inaugural event, competing for a $150,000 share in a three-day finals series, amid illuminated arenas and AR overlays. The show aims to reinvent track and field’s appeal as the sport follows the pandemic hiatus.