With its ancient history and current world records, the triple has been a time-honored part of worldwide track and field events. It’s the ultimate combination of speed, strength, and agility — and the ...

Hop. Step. Jump. Hop. Step. Jump. No, that's not the latest dance craze, it's how track stars do the odd-looking but athletically impressive triple jump. It's a difficult discipline to master, but La ...

Olympic triple-jump champion Christian Taylor knows all about putting his best foot forward. But in order to continue competing in the sport he loves, he’s had to go back to square one. Retrain his ...

Loughborough University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. No athletes arguably embody Pierre de Coubertin’s Olympic motto – “faster, higher, stronger” – more fully than those ...