The 18-meter mark is ever closer. Another memorable evening for Andy Diaz, the star of the first day of the Italian Athletics Championships in Florence, with the Italian triple jump record of 17.87m (+0.7), seven centimeters better than his indoor record of 17.80m at Nanjing 2025. He also set another formidable 17.81m (+0.4). The impression is that the 18-meter barrier is truly a matter of weeks. Perhaps in Birmingham, at the European Championships, from August 10th to 16th. Florence was also the city of his first Italian record (Golden Gala 2023). His first jump was worthy of the cinema. At…