Issued on: 07.09.2021 – 10:30 p.m.
Monaco (AFP)
The Norwegian Karsten Warholm won the Diamond League in Monaco on Friday over the 400 meter hurdles, but the US sprinter No. 1 Trayvon Bromell was overshadowed over 100 meters by his compatriot Ronnie Baker.
In a breathtaking night of athletics with many of the names that will surely disrupt the podium at the Olympics from July 23 to August 8, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon trumped Dutch star Sifan Hassan who became Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Third and Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas suffered a rare defeat in the women’s triple jump, despite having the longest jump.
Just two weeks before the games in Tokyo, the recently crowned world record holder Warholm crossed to victory with a meeting record of 47.08 seconds ahead of the Brazilian Alison dos Santos.
It didn’t jeopardize the world record of 46.70 seconds he set in Stockholm last week, but his winning time is still the twelfth fastest run ever.
“It’s always difficult to drive a perfect race. I can’t believe that I can do it every time,” he said of the world record. “It would be really tough for me.
“I feel pressure to perform … the most important thing for me is to win races,” said Warholm, adding that he would return home to “regain some energy and sit back to play at the Olympics”.
“Consistency is very important and I try to be at my best and do my thing, that’s what it’s all about.”
Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas upset Fraser-Pryce in the women’s 200m and stormed home in 22.23 seconds, two hundredths ahead of Marie-Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast.
Fraser-Pryce, who was in electric form, completed the podium in 22.48 seconds.
“We’re concentrating on the 200 m at the moment and I want something new,” said Miller-Uibo, Olympic champion over 400 m in Rio 2016 and two-time world champion over 400 m, with an additional world bronze her name over 200 m.
“The girls out there are having great times right now, but I love nothing more than great competitions. The current level that we see out there is very motivating and I’m really happy that women are now at the forefront of the sport and the Headlines. “
– Kipyegon trumps Hassan –
The Norwegian middle distance prodigy Jakob Ingebrigtsen found himself after a two-week break with a bacterial infection and a sore throat in the men over 1,500 m. The 20-year-old was third as world champion Timothy Cheruiyot, who finished fourth in shock. The Kenyan exams are not an automatic shoo-in for Tokyo, which won in a world class with 3: 28.28 just ahead of the Spaniard Mohamed Katir.
“As long as I can train well in the next few weeks, I know that I can keep up well in Tokyo,” said Ingebrigtsen. “It’s a shame, but at the same time it was a very fast race, so I’m confident that I’ll get even better now.”
Hassan, who was born in Ethiopia, also suffered a blow when Kenyan arch-rival Kipyegon triumphed over the 1500 m of women in a world best time of 3: 51.07, the fourth fastest run of all time.
Hassan, world champion over 1,500 and 10,000 m at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, finished second in 3: 53.60 and will travel to Tokyo for the 5,000-10,000 m doubles.
“I like running with Sifan, running with strong athletes,” said Kipyegon. “I’m aiming for the gold medal in Tokyo!
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“I’m really looking forward to Tokyo and I know it will be a very tough competition, but I hope to go there and defend my title. I’m under a lot of pressure because the 1500m is a tactical race.”
The men’s 100m runners left Baker, who won fifth (10.01) with Bromell in 9.91 seconds, feeling “high spirits, I’m happy!” Before warning: “If I place first here and not place gold (in Tokyo), I don’t care. “
In the women’s triple jump, the hot Rojas suffered a rare defeat against the Jamaican Shanieka Ricketts.
After jumping 15.12m for the first three laps to advance into the final three laps that define the winner, she was only able to do 14.62 and two zero jumps, which Ricketts did not lose.
“I think the person with the biggest jump should win,” said the Jamaican.
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