A pair of five-millimeter sneakers cost bronze: Almir dos Santos disqualified (after being third in the triple jump)

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Almir dos Santos lost bronze at the Indoor World Championships this Friday when competing with a five-millimeter model above the rules. The Brazilian Federation says that sneakers have been verified.

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Third in the triple jump final, he was wearing slippers with a 25-millimeter midsole while the limit, since last October, is 20 millimetres. Read

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Arturo LópezThe Brazilian Almir dos Santos had won the bronze medal in the triple jump final of the World Championship of Athletics on the indoor track that is held in Nanjing, China, but later he was disqualified for wearing “illegal” shoes. - YOU CAN INTEREST: He wants to stress the ‘Canelo’ The Brazilian athlete had achieved bronze with a better jump of 17.22 meters. Instants later he ruled his disqualification because his shoes broke the sho…

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Brazilian Almir dos Santos was disqualified from breaking the shoe rules for his shoes and, therefore, was dispossessed in the Nanjing (China) indoor track World Championships of the triple jump bronze medal, which passed to the fourth remaining Burkinaese Hugues Francis Zango. More information (Auto) Title news (Auto) 115553489Almir Dos Santos, world champion under roof in Birmingham 2018, registered 17,22 meters during the competition and surp…

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Almir dos Santos lost third place for violating rules related to the footwear worn during the competition