The storm that fell in Zurich and the 17 degrees shown by the thermometer lined up against the athletes looking for marks for history. Despite the harsh environmental conditions, more than 26,000 spectators filled the prestigious Letzigrund Stadium Swiss to encourage and push the protagonists of the penultimate event of Diamond Leaguewhere there are 14 Olympic champions from Paris 2024. Jakob Ingebrigtsen He arrived affected by a viral process and did not have his best day in the Weltklasse synthetic. The Norwegian, who dreams of breaking the record for Hicham El Guerrouj (3’26”00) started with his usual ambition, but the last change and the North American lacked his character Jared Nuguse I took advantage of this to overtake him on the last stretch to win in 3’29”21.
Facing a day with very complicated weather due to rain, Mondo Duplantis He didn’t want to risk more than necessary and jumped enough to take his 18th straight victory with 5.82m. “I feel very good, but the weather is very bad and very cold,” explained the Swede.
The harsh environmental conditions in Zurich also ended the claims of Beatrice Chebet to achieve his third world record, this time in the 5,000m. The Kenyan, double Olympic champion of 5,000m and 10,000m at Paris 2024, gave it his all to try to break 14 minutes for the first time, but held on to 14’09″52 to take the victory.
One of the great sensations of the Paris 2024 Games, Letsile Tebogowon the 200m with 19.55, leading the Kenny Bednarek (19”57) and Errion Knighton (19”79). Sha’Carri Richardson took revenge in the 100 meters against the Olympic champion Julien Alfred with 10”84. The American too Grant Holloway He successfully dominated the 110 hurdles with 12”99, leading the Frenchman Sasha Zoya with 13”10.
In the 400 hurdles, the Jamaican Shiann Salmon He completed the best performance of his life to achieve victory with 52.97 ahead of the Olympic runner-up Anna Cockrell with 53”17. In the men’s race there was also a Jamaican victory Roshawn Clarke running 47”49, in a test in which he ultimately did not participate Karsten Warholm. The Norwegian felt discomfort in the back of his thigh after running the 100m duel against Duplantis. “During the warm-up for the 400 hurdles I couldn’t sprint well and I chose not to risk it. When I go home, I will take the tests, but this may be my last test of the season,” he said. In the 100 hurdles, the victory went to the Puerto Rican Jasmine Camacho-Quinn with 12”36.
The next appointment -and last of the season- is Brussels on September 13 and 14 with the grand final of Diamond League and the distribution of diamonds to the best athletes of the year.
Source: La Verdad
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