Pedro Pichardo: "The gold is always on my mind"

Athletics

09 March 2021, 12h49

Pedro Pablo Pichardo won the gold medal in the triple jump at the 2021 European Indoor, in Torun (Poland).

"Benfica were the one who gave me the opportunity to come to Portugal and they have believed in me since the first moment I arrived here. I hope to continue giving joy to the Benfiquistas... May they all be happy with this result and with the others that are yet to come", mentioned Pichardo.

After the gold medal at the European Indoor Championships, Pedro Pablo Pichardo already has his eyes set on the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games: "In my mind is always the best result, which is gold, and that is what I train for every day."

Text: Márcia Dores
Photos: Cátia Luís / SL Benfica
Last update: Tuesday, March 9, 2021

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