“The great goal of the year is 1,500 ng budapest world cupwhere I will try to exact my particular revenge Jakob Ingebrigtsen“, said Adel Mechaal after winning the silver medal in the 3,000 istanbul euroindoor last March. Nine weeks later, the Spaniard opened the outdoor season with a bang in the 3,000 m of Doha Diamond League.
Mechaal, who had only worked for a few weeks at altitude, was eleventh with 7’41”42, in a test that went out very quickly and should be a test to measure the evolution of training. This season will be longer than usual, with the World Athletics Championships in Budapest (from August 19 to 27), coming a month later than last year’s in Oregon.
Lamecha Girma he came out of the 3,000 m with a tremendous display of power, as a hurdles specialist, to stop the clock at 7’26″18 and become the eighth fastest athlete of all time, surpassed only by great figures such as Daniel Komen, Hicham El Guerrouj, Haile Gebrselassie, Nourdine Morceli or Kenenisa Bekele. In second position entered the Olympic champion of 10,000 m Selemon Barega and Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi completed the podium with 7’27”61.
It’s also a good afternoon for sprinters, too Fred Kerley dominating the 200 m with 19″92, thanks to an impressive finish that allowed him to overtake Kenneth Bednarek. In the women’s 100 m, victory also went to the American Sha’Carri Richardsonwho honored the memory of the recently deceased Tori Bowie with a great victory in 10.72.
In the javelin throw, the World Cup podium was repeated in Oregon, but in the first position for the Indian Neeraj Chopra, capable of throwing up to 88.67 meters. In the women’s 1,500m, Faith Kipyegon came back under the four-minute barrier for the 25th time, taking victory in 3’58.57.
In the triple jump, the Portuguese of Cuban origin Peter Pichardo He started the season the same way he left off the previous one, dominating and hovering at 18 meters. In Doha, he flew up to 17.91 meters (with a wind of +2.1) to win his first meet and become a strong contender to enter the elite club of triple jumpers who have gone over 18 meters.
The next appointment of the Diamond League is in Africa, at the meeting of discount on May 28, where Olympic champion hurdling Soufiane El Bakkali It will be the main local attraction.
Source: La Verdad
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