Sports Writing (USA), Jul 18 (EFE) .- Qatari Mutaz Essa Barshim clinched his third consecutive world title on Monday by winning the high jump final at the World Championships in Athletics in Eugene (Oregon, USA). . .
After agreeing to share gold in Tokyo 2020 with Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy in an emotional and memorable moment, Barshim earned the win over Eugene on Monday to complete the spectacular treble at the World Cups following his victories in London 2017 at Doha 2019..
Qatari was the first jumper in history to win the World Championships three times and on Monday he defeated legendary Cuban Javier Sotomayor, who took gold in two of these competitions.
Barshim dominated the final with vigor, he hung up the gold with 2.37 meters (best world record of the year) and surpassed in his first jump the height he had tried so far (he made seven attempts in total and only failed in the seventh that in 2,42).
The silver went to South Korean Sanghyeok Woo with 2.35 (national record) while the bronze went to Ukrainian Andriy Protsenko with 2.33.
Protsenko climbed to the last step of the podium for over 2.33 on his first attempt and thus defeated Italian Gianmarco Tamberi, who, with his characteristic beard that was half shaved and half not, did both at the same height. but on his second attempt and finally the fourth ended.
On the other hand, Cuban Luis Enrique Zayas shared sixth place with Canadian Django Lovett with 2.27 while Mexican Édgar Barrera, with 2.19, was last in this final with 13 participants.
Source: La Verdad
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