A silver in the mixed team event meant that Vitidsarn did not leave the Argentine capital empty-handed, and he added to his growing medal collection the following month as he successfully defended his world junior title – beating YOG medallists Lakshya Sen and NARAOKA Kodai en route to victory. ![]() Having won the 2017 World Junior Championships, rising Thai badminton star Kunlavut Vitidsarn entered the YOG Buenos Aires 2018 as the top seed for the men’s singles, but after cruising through the group stage suffered a quarter-final defeat to France’s Arnaud Merklé. He’ll be 20-years-old by the time he reaches next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo – and will clearly be among the favourites for a place on the podium. In 2019, he clinched his first senior medal by winning silver at the Pan-American Games in Lima and also extended his personal best to 17.49m – just 1cm shy of Volker Mai's world junior record, which was set way back in 1985. That would have been enough to clinch fourth place in the Rio 2016 Olympic final, but Díaz has since gone on to even greater heights (or lengths). ![]() ![]() Continuing his nation’s fine tradition in jumping disciplines, Cuban triple jumper Jordan Díaz produced one of the most eye-catching performances at the YOG Buenos Aires 2018, as he secured gold with a best leap of 17.14m.
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