Jakob Ingebrigtsen He achieved another victory in the Lausanne Diamond League -there are already 13- and once again made it clear to his rivals that this season he will not allow anyone to come under him. The Norwegian won the 1,500m with a mark of 3’28”72, again below the 3’30 barrier. The big goal of the year for the Norwegian is to secure the title that still eludes him, the world gold in the 1,500m in Budapest (August 19-27).
Last year the British Jake Wrightman He ‘stole his wallet’ in Oregon and this time he wants to come stronger than ever to avoid surprises. Exactly, the Spanish Mo Katir warned this week in statements to Mundo Deportivo that he was working on a ‘Plan A’ to beat the Norwegian in the Hungarian event. “The Norwegian can be beaten, it’s not impossible. Right now I am a sniper, I am hungry behind him and any failure by him will be expensive,” he said.
The Spanish Quique Llopis -who arrived in Switzerland from Krakow where he won bronze at the European Games- was fifth in the 110 hurdles with 13.43, in a test dominated by the debutant Japanese. shunsuke izumiya with 13”22. In the women’s event, the Puerto Rican Jasmine Camacho-Quinn he won with authority with 12”40.
the ethiopian Berihu Aregawi He signed the best world mark of the year at 5,000m with 12’40”45, after dethroning the world record holder Joshua CheptegeYo. the ivory girl Marie-Joseé Ta-Lou he again leads another 100m international with 10.88 and will be one of the favorites to win his first World Cup gold next summer. For his part, Letsile Tebogo he took the men’s 200 with a 20”01 and a 1.4 headwind.
In the women’s 800, the Kenyan Mary Moraa the favorite was surprised Keely Hodgkinson and took the victory in 1’57”43. In the javelin, the Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra he achieved victory with 88.66 meters. In the women’s 400 hurdles, the Dutch Femke Bowl he returned to add a new victory with a 52”76.
The Diamond League’s next appointment is on Sunday (July 2) in Stockholm, the start of the window to meet the minimums for Paris 2024.
Source: La Verdad
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