If there are notes to rate the performances of athletes in the style of artistic gymnastics, Mondo Duplantis She will get 10 like Romanian Nadia Comaneci achieved. The Swede fulfilled the predictions and achieved his fourth consecutive diamond (2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024) in the grand final of Diamond League in it Brussels Van Damme Memorial to put an end to a perfect season in which he won all the competitions in which he participated.
Olympic champion in Parisworld indoor champion in glasgowchampion of Europe in Romeeight Diamond League victories and three world records (6.24m; 6.25m; 6.26m). It’s impossible to hope for a better season. In Brussels, just two jumps were enough for him to take the diamond at 5.92m. He made third in the first time with a clearance of 6.11m to set a new championship record, but he did not want to continue with the jump.
He decided to lower the blinds at a perfect time and enjoyed the warm greeting of 35,000 people which filled the King Baudouin stadium in the capital of Europe. “My legs are terrible tonight, I feel so tired. It’s been a crazy few weeks, including the 100m duel against Karsten Warholmand the damage to my body is greater than expected,” explained the Swede in the mixed zone.
The only Spanish representative in Brussels, Dani Arce, finished fifth in the 3,000 hurdles with 8’10”88, two seconds off his personal best. The victory was a surprise for Amos Serem, who defeated the great dominator of the specialty Soufiane El Bakkali with 8’06”90. On the first day of the finals, 16 diamonds were distributed and another one of the stars was Jakob Ingebrigtsenwho added his fourth title with another tactical victory in the 1,500m with 3’30”37.
The universal record holder of the 400 hurdles, Sydney McLaughlinparticipated in a special 400m out of competition -because he was not classified according to the fight for the diamond- and won in a time of 49″11, a mark lower than that obtained by the winner of the race for the diamond, the olympic champion Marileidy Paulinowith 49”45. In the women’s 100m, the great winner of the Games, Julien Alfredfavorite missed Sha’Carri Richardson to take his first diamond with a 10.88. He also closed the year on a high note. Yaroslava Mahuchkh won the competition at a height of 1.97m. The Ukrainian capped a sensational season in which he was Olympic champion and achieved the world record at 2.10m.
This Saturday the remaining 16 events will be held (8:00 pm Movistar+), with Letsile Tebogo in the 200m or Faith Kipyegon in the 1,500m taking center stage.
Diamond winners Friday, September 13
400mF: Marileidy Paulino
100mm: Akeem Blake
110v M: Sasha Zoya
5,000mm: Berihu Aregawi
100m F: Julien Alfred
Pole M: Mondo Duplantis
F weight: Sarah Mitton
Triple F: Leyanis Perez
F height: Yaroslava Mahuchkh
3,000 obs M: Amos Serem
1,500mm: Jakob Ingebrigtsen
800m F: Mary Moraa
400mm: Charles Dobson
Source: La Verdad
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