The Jamaican elaine thompsonchampion of the 100 and 200 meters in Tokyo 2022, the British Dinah Asher-Smith200m world champion, the American fred kerleysilver in the 100m in Tokyo, and Armand Duplantisthe great pole figure, this Saturday are some of the stars of Diamond League ng Eugene (USA), where in July the World Athletics Championship.
The competition brings together thirteen Olympic champions in Tokyo at Hayward Field for the third round of the 2022 Diamond League that will precede the contention, in the same stage next July, of the World Athletics Championships.
Speed tests were the most anticipated at this meeting, despite the loss of Italian Marcell Jacobs, who made history last year in Tokyo by winning his country’s first Olympic gold in the 100m and who surrendered to this event to prepare for the Golden Gala on June 9 in Rome.
The spotlight is on the women’s 100-meter event, where Elaine Thompson, who achieved the triplet at the Tokyo Games, after winning gold in the 100, 200 and 4×100 relays, will face Swiss Mujinga Kambundji, 60m indoor champion, and Dina. Asher-Smith, along with American Sha’Carri Richardson are determined to risk his options.
Thompson, who ran 10.94 in Kingston despite strong winds, will also have rivals like Ivorian Marie-Josee Ta Lou, or the bronze medalist from Tokyo in the 100m, Shericka Jackson.
After this event, it was time for the men’s 100m, where the American team was the favorite, due to the loss of Jacobs.
Tokyo silver medalist Fred Kerley shines on the list of contenders with Christian Coleman, Trayvon Bromell and Noah Lyles, with Canadian 200m Olympic champion Andre De Grasse as his main rival.
Colean, the 100m world champion, posted 10.09 in Tokyo earlier this month; Bromell, for his part, dropped to the bottom of 10 seconds with a 9.75, with a tailwind, in Jacksonville.
Mind you, he lost momentum last week at the rally in Birmingham, when he was disqualified for a wrong start.
The Brazilian flag was the favorite in the 400m hurdles, with Alison Dos Santos, bronze medalist in Tokyo, in brilliant form.
The young Brazilian registered a stunning 47.24 in Doha this month, the best mark of the year, and came out on paper with an advantage over the Cuban, with Turkish citizenship, Yasmani Copello, and the Estonian Rasmus Magi.
In the 100m hurdles, American Kendra Harrison, the owner of the world record (12.20), will compete with Puerto Rican Jasmine Camacho Quinn, who is capable of 12.26 in the Tokyo semifinals, as an important contender.
The Spanish delegation will consist of Ignacio Fontes, from Granada, who will compete in the Bowerman Mile with the 1,500m Olympic champion, Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
Source: La Verdad
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