Britain’s McColgan took the spotlight from Duplantis and Bol at the Hengelo meeting

the british Eilish McColgan monopolized all the spotlights in the meeting Hengelo (Netherlands) ahead of superstars like Swedish Armand Duplantis or the dutch Femke Bol, after winning on Monday the final of the 10,000 meters with a record of 30: 19.02 minutes, the fifth best European mark of all time.

Although over the clock, which helped the British climb to second position in the world ranking of the year, McColgan’s performance, 31, stands out for the courage of his approach.

It doesn’t matter Eilish McColgan the existence of rivals as respectable as the Ethiopians Letesenbet Gideybronze in the past Tokyo Olympicseither Almaz Ayanagold in Rio Games 2016to impose from the starting gun that no one dared to follow.

As confirmed by 35 seconds where the British surpassed the rest of the participants in the first 5,000 meters.

A dangerous approach that suggested the possibility of the Scottish athlete sinking in the latter part of the test.

But McColgan, current runner-up in Europe at 5,000 metersnot only sank, but resisted the last rush of African athletes to cross the finish line with a 25 -second lead over the Ethiopian Letesenbet Gideysecond classified with a time of 30: 44.27.

Heavy success allowed sydney mccolgan leave in the background the Swedish achievements Armand Duplantiswho won the pole vault final with a mark of 6.01 meters, the best world mark of the year, and the Dutch Femke Bowlwho won the 400m hurdles in a time of 53.94 seconds.

Duplantis has to fight the elements

Duplantis, who played in his second outdoor competition of the year in Hengelo, had to contend with the cold, rain and wind that marked the meeting, which did not prevent the Olympic champion from surpassing the 6 -meter barrier.

“Hengelo is a perfect place to jump, but mother nature is not in a good mood right now. I had to use smaller poles and I couldn’t hold on as high as I wanted, but luckily I was able to jump again. at 6m, “the Swede explained after the test.

Uncontrolled events Armand Duplantis the best world record of the year with a jump of 6.01 meters, a centimeter over 6.00 meters run by the American Christopher Nielsen He has the best record on the course since last May 6.

Bad weather conditions prevented Dutch Femke Bol, bronze at the last Olympic Games in Tokyo, from attacking in the impressive 51.61 seconds set by the American on Sunday as the best mark of the year for 400 hurdles, after winning to Hengelo in a time of 53.94.

A record that felt could have been even better after the brilliant performance of the Dutchwoman, who in her first career on the course set a new world record on Tuesday in Ostrava -36.86- in the 300-meter hurdles test.

Conditions that did not deter Americans Chase Ealeysilver at the Indoor World Championships held in March in Belgrade, set the best world record of the year in shot put with the best attempt of 19.98 meters.

The same standout is the performance of the athlete from Granada Anderson Peters who confirmed his status as the best thrower of the year, after winning the javelin final with a mark of 90.75 meters.

German records are more careful Malaika Mihambothe current Olympic and world champion, who won the long jump event with a record of 6.65 meters, and the Kenyan Faith Kipyegon, gold in Tokyo at 1,500, winning the 800 meters final with a time of 2: 00.36 minutes.