DES MOINES: Triple jump king Christian Taylor believes the venue of next year’s Olympics in Tokyo could inspire him to finally overhaul Jonathan Edwards’ 24-year-old world record.
Taylor, 29, has dominated his event for much of the past decade, winning Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016 and World Championship crowns in 2011, 2015 and 2017. But despite numerous attempts, Taylor has so far failed to surpass British jumper Edwards’ world mark of 18.29m set at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. – AFP
