Glasgow — Algerian athlete Yasser Mohamed-Tahar Triki received the silver medal within the triple leap occasion on the World Athletics Indoor Championships, held on Saturday night in Glasgow (Scotland).
Triki leapt 17.35 metres, ending behind the world champion, Hugues Fabrice Zango from Burkina Faso, who received gold with a 17.53-metre leap, whereas the Portuguese Tiago Pereira rounded off the rostrum with a 17.08-metre leap.
The 2 different Algerian internationals participating within the competitors, middle-distance runner Mohamed Ali Gouaned and hurdler Amine Bouanani, have been eradicated within the first spherical.
Gouaned was eradicated within the 800 metres semi-final after being knocked off steadiness by one other competitor, who compelled him to desert the race.
For his half, Bouanani was eradicated within the first spherical of the 60 metres hurdles. He did not even make it by means of to the semi-finals, rating fifth and clocking 7.81.”
Earlier than Triki’s silver medal, Algeria had solely received two medals on the World Indoor Championships. The primary, a bronze, was received by Othmane Belfaâ within the excessive leap occasion on the 1985 World Championships in Paris (France).
The second gold medal was received by Olympic champion Noureddine Morceli within the 1,500 metres on the 1991 World Championships in Seville (Spain).
The 2024 World Championships in Glasgow introduced collectively plenty of champions in numerous disciplines to evaluate their skills within the run-up to the Paris Olympic Video games.