American Taylor leaps to second Olympic gold

Christian Taylor of USA, Dong Bin of China and Will Claye of USA pose with their medals after men's triple jump in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 16, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

RIO DE JANEIRO - Christian Taylor of the United States retained his Olympic men's triple jump title on Tuesday by jumping further than anyone else has recorded this season.

Taylor, the defending Olympic and world champion, made his mark of 17.86 metres at the first attempt, staking a claim for the podium top spot his rivals were unable to match.

His American team mate Will Claye leapt 17.76 metres to take silver. China's Dong Bin went home with bronze after jumping 17.58 metres on his first attempt and failing to make a mark for the rest of the competition.