The wind blew the Diamond League premiere in Doha

The wind is the great enemy of first round of the Diamond League season in Doha and, for security reasons, the pole was canceled at Mondo Duplantis like a big star “This is the first time I’ve encountered something like this, but I’ve been jumping for a long time and always have a first chance for everyone,” said the resigned Swede just after receiving the news. The strong gust, which reached seven meters per second, marked the future of other trials, which included the participation of two Spanish athletes. Ignatius Fontes He couldn’t get past tenth place in the 1,500 with a discreet time of 3’47 ”80. The man from Granada did not find his place in a slow career, marked by bad weather and built based on jerks. For its part, Dani Maple got the same result with 3,000 obstacles, with tenth position with 8’28 ”69, not enough to achieve the 8’20” minimum set to land on Munich European.

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Of the seven Olympic champions already in Doha, only Soufiane El Bakkali was able to win over 3,000 hurdles and made it nearly a hundred battles Lemecha Girma. This season will have two peak moments including Oregon World Cup in July and the Munich European in August and the athletes will raise various form tops across the calendar to perform perfectly.

In this sense, the Diamond League is the perfect setting to prepare for big events and compete against the best in the world. the north american Noah Lyles was one of the great stars of the afternoon in his 200 victory with a 19 “72, lead Fred Kerley, Jareem Richards and Andre De Grasse.

In the women’s final, the victory went to gabriel thomas with 21 ”98. The world record holder of 100 hurdles also shined, Kenny Harrisonin his 12 ”43 win, the man from Granada Anderson Peters on the javelin with a throw of 93.07 meters, a new American record, or the Brazilian Alison Dos Santos at 400 hurdles with 47 ”24.

The next meeting of Diamond League is in Birmingham (UK) on May 21.