the moroccan Soufiane El Bakkali (8:03.53)Olympic champion of 3,000 obstacleswon in his Budapest second world title in the modality by defeating the Ethiopian in his particular rivalry of the stars Lamecha Girma (8:05.44)international record holder, who once again fell behind his rival for the third time in a major championship.
The public that went to the National Athletics Center in Budapest to witness one of the championship’s biggest duels went home with a smile and the feeling of having seen a historic race.
After avoiding each other for the entire time in the open air, in Budapest, Girma and El Bakkali met again and both starred in a race that initially seemed resolved between the two of them.
To a large extent, the pace was led by Girma, who led until the last lap. When he reached the last corner, before facing the jump over the fence with a puddle of water, when El Bakkali changed his rhythm, his legs loosened and he launched an attack that the Ethiopian could not respond to, which began to see how the Moroccan was gaining meters until he reached the finish line alone.
El Bakkali, who by this point has won eight of their nine bouts against Girma, celebrated the victory by kneeling on the ground, covering his ear with his right hand and raising his left in the air. Then he kissed the ground, began to pray and when he got up he went to the stands to hug the members of his team and take the Moroccan flag, where he walked to celebrate his victory.
Girma, who was probably starting to get tired of winning silver medals against the same opponent, also took the flag of Ethiopia, although his half-smile indicated joy at continuing on the podium on the one hand and disappointment at finishing again in the second against him. .
The bronze medal went to the Kenyan abraham twitchedwhich stopped the clock from ticking 8:11.98.
The only Spaniard in the final, Daniel Arcegraduation ninth with 8:18.31 and he was the best qualified European in the final.
Source: La Verdad
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