After putting athletes in hellish temperatures and artificial scenery in exchange for petrodollars from Doha 2019athletics seeks redemption in celebration of a World Cup in Eugene, Oregona city of nearly 150,000 inhabitants who feels a romantic passion for athletics and who positions itself as a ‘mecca’ for this sport.
This region is full of marked running routes and even vehicles stop to give way whenever they see a ‘runner’. In total, 1,972 athletes from 192 countries will gather over 10 days in search of important medals. Among them are 41 Olympic champions from tokyo and 37 defending champions were achieved in Qatar.
Spain attended with 56 athletes (34 men and 22 women), nine of whom were finalists in the Games: Asier Martínez, Mo Katir, Adel Mechaal, María Pérez, Marc Tur, Eusebio Cáceres, Álvaro Martín, Adrián Ben and Diego García. In addition, there will also be world indoor champion, Mariano García, and internationals Pablo Torrijos, Sara Gallego, Álvaro de Arriba, Laura García-Caro, Raquel González, Miguel Ángel López and Carlos Mayo.
Maria Perez Today (10:10 pm / Tdp) is the first maneuver of the Spaniards in the 20 km, with the second best world record of the year (1h.27 ”40). In Tokyo he had to settle into a bitter 4th position, but that experience helped him come here wanting revenge. She is the current European champion and her main rivals are the Australian Jemina Montag and the Chinese Shijie Qieyang and Zhenxia Ma.
Two hours later, the men’s race with Alvaro Martin as the primary option. The current European champion arrives with the seventh best mark of the year and, like María, is looking for the medal that escaped her in Tokyo (4th). Along with Martín, Diego García Carrera and Alberto Amezcua will also run.
1st day
Friday program
MORNING SESSION IN THE USA (Spanish time) *
Hammer qualification group A (M) 6:05 pm
High qualification (M) 7:10 pm
Group B hammer qualification (M) 7:30 pm
Series of 4×400 meters (X) 8:45 pm
Hammer qualification group A (F) 9:05 pm
Preliminary round of 100 meters (M) 9:30 pm
End of 20 km march (F) 22:10 h
Hammer qualification group B (F) 10:30 pm
End of 20 km march (M) 00.10 h
AFTERNOON SESSION (tomorrow)
Weight qualification (F) 02.05 h
Series of 3,000 meter barriers (M) 02.15 h
Pole Qualification (F) 02.20 h
Length of qualification (M) 03.00 h
Series of 1,500 meters (F) 03.10 am
Series of 100 meters (M) 03.50 h
Weight qualification (M) 03.55 h
Final of 4×400 meters (X) 04.50 h
The
* Less than nine hours in Eugene
The United States has organized for the first time a World Championship in outdoor athletics and will do so on one track, Hayward Field, which is quite a symbol for the country. This synthetic Nike was conceived in 1964 and is the permanent venue for all national competitions, including Olympic trials. In addition, 10% of the American team members are from Oregon, a state with a genuine passion for athletics and continues to welcome athletes from around the world in search of the perfect environment.
The major stars will not miss the appointment, which is led by record holders Armand Duplantis (pol), Karsten Warholm (400 barriers) and Yulimar Rojas (triple jump). The three were the brightest in Tokyo, with their gold combined with a world record, and they went to Oregon with the ambition to continue expanding their history. There will also be big names like Sydney McLaughlin, Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce, Athing Mu or Allyson Felix.
The North American will face its final competition to sign a legendary race with 30 international medals, of which 12 international gold medals and five Olympic Games medals stand out. consecutively (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020).
The great dream of the creator of Nike
“This track is where it all started and it means so much to me,” said Phil Knight, founder of Nike during his time as a student at the University of Oregon in Eugene, in the United States.
“I want a magical track that athletes around the world will love,” Phil Knight said. The American tycoon put nearly 1,000 million dollars out of his pocket to modernize all of the university’s facilities and set aside nearly 300 million for Hayward Field to be able to host his dream dream, a World Cup that marked his life. and that became the basis of his business empire.
Source: La Verdad
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