Coleman crushed Lyles in the 60m at the Glasgow Indoor World Cup

Christian Coleman mercilessly defeated Noah Lylescalled to be the replacement of the legendary Usain Bolt. The athletics world has been eagerly searching for years for the natural replacement of the Jamaican, the athlete who equally combines enormous talent on the track and a unique charisma from it. Noah Lyles He is called to seize that throne and to do so he must confirm his three global gold medals in Budapest 2023 at the Paris Games (100m, 200m and 4x100m). Previously, he wanted to test himself in the 60m, a test too short for the giant Bolt and too short for Lyles himself. Coleman, with his 1.70m height is able to move more revolutions than his rivals, with a stride frequency higher than others, won by crushing 6’41, compared to his countryman’s 6’44 which earned him silver. The podium was completed Akeem Blake with 6”46. A six-time outdoor world champion and winner of 21 Diamond League meetings, Lyles, an accomplished 200-meter specialist, is the athlete with the best chance of breaking one of the Jamaican’s most cherished world records – in force since 2009 . . Lyles managed to cover the 200 meters in 19.31, just a breath away from Bolt’s 19.19. Sergio Lopez Barranco He fell to the semifinals by finishing seventh in the first series with a 6.70.

Adel Mechaal and Mario García Romo They successfully passed the first stage in the 1,500m and will compete for medals in the final. The Catalan was second in his heat with 3’42”85 and the Salamanca native was third with 3’46”48. “It was a comfortable race and I finished very strong. Looking forward to the final, I don’t think about what the 3,000 might affect me and I won’t hold anything back,” said Mechaal, who is the only Spaniard to can do two tests. “The final is a race lovely with medium-high speed that will stretch the pack a lot,” Romo analyzed. The great favorites, Narve Nordas, Cole Hocker and Samuel Tefera They did not disappoint either and will be fierce rivals to reach the podium. In its part, Esther Guerrero He qualified by position in the 1,500m heats with 4’14”23 and will be the lone Spaniard in the semifinals after the elimination of Martha Perez. “It will be mine first final on an international level. From the injury, I spent two hard years working hard to get here. On Sunday I will go out and I will give everything to be first as much as possible,” explained the native of Girona.

In the 800m, the two Spaniards are comfortable in the semifinals. Mariano Garcia, who is defending the world title, led his series from start to finish and set the best time in all classifications at 1’45”81. “In the call room all the rivals are very scared and don’t want to talk to me. Let’s expect the next days to continue to rock because the bike has only just started,” warned the Murcian. Mohamed Attaoui, for its part, won the fourth series running from less to more and reserving power. “My tactic is to reach the last lap with strength, which is where all the rivals suffer the most,” argued the Cantabrian. In women’s racing, Lorea Ibarzabal He was the only Spaniard to pass the round by setting the best time of the repechages with 2’00”56, a new personal record. Eva Santidrian He did not make it past the first round of the 400 in his Glasgow debut, where he was fifth in his heat with a 53.07. The Dutch Femke Bol and Lieke Klaver They were the great dominators of the exam and passed the round without any problems. Ryan Crouser He was the star performer of the night with his weight victory with 22.77m, five centimeters off his own world record. The Australian Nicola Olyslagers won the height contest with 1.99m first Yaroslava Mahuchkh (1.97m) and Lia Apostolovski (1.95m).