Amazing and historic victory for Dariya Derkach in the triple jump at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. The Italian won with 14.60 meters after taking the lead in the race already on the first jump with 14.53.
Dariya Derkach wins gold at the European Championships with 14.60 meters
For the blonde blue triple jumper, native of Vinnitsa, a city in Ukraine 200 kilometers from Kiev but resident with her family in Pagani in the province of Salerno for 24 years, this is a personal best and the best European performance of the season. Silver to the Belgian Saliyya Guisse with 14.46 and bronze to the Bulgarian Aleksandra Nacheva with 14.40.
A historic victory for Italy in the triple jump
The women’s triple jump at the European Championships was only introduced in 1998 and the only medal won by an Italian before this evening was the silver by Simona La Mantia in Barcelona in 2010 in the race won by the Ukrainian Olha Saladucha