At The World Athletics Championships in Tokyo today have four decisions. Merlin Hummel wants to knock out one in the hammer throw final, Nele Weßel is over 1500 meters. These are the highlights on the fourth World Cup day.
The competitions in the live ticker at Sportschau.de.
Triple jump women – qualification (12.40 p.m.)
“Hop, Step, Jump” is said for German three-jumpers Caroline Joyeux and Jessie Maduka in the qualification for the World Cup final on Thursday (1:55 p.m., in the live ticker at Sportschau.de). The 24-year-old Joyeux occupies 14.45 m seventh in the world year’s best list and could become the first German since Kristin Gierisch in 2017 in a World Cup final. Yulimar Rojas from Venezuela would like to win her fifth World Cup title in a row, but is far from being in top shape after a Achilles tendon tear.
High jump men – final (1:35 p.m.)
Mutaz Barshim does not violate the struck defending champion Gianmarco Tamberi (Italy) in qualification – the dominators of the past few years are missing in the decision. Just like Tobias Potye, who, unlike two years ago in Budapest, missed the leap into the final. Who will be world champion? The world -year best sanghyeok woo (South Korea), Olympic champion Hamish Kerr (New Zealand) or another? There is no clear favorite.
Hammer throwing men – final (2 p.m.)
“If Merlin Hummel slips out, he can put the others into trouble”-that’s how ARD light athletics expert Frank Busemann formulates in his World Cup oracle. In the qualification on Monday, the 23-year-old only needed one try to get ahead. Depending on the form in which he and the big favorites Bence Halasz, Rudy Winkler and Ethan Katzberg are on that day, he is one of the medal candidates.
1500 meters of women – final (3:05 p.m.)
Top favorite in the penultimate final of the day is the world champion, Olympic champion and world recorder (3: 48.68 minutes) Faith Kipyegon from Kenya. So far it has not been challenged too much. Nele Weßel is also among the 14 finalists. The DLV runner had initially landed twelve in the semifinals after a jostling with the Italian Marta Zenoni in the semifinals. However, since Zenoni was disqualified, Weßel moved to the final. Jolanda Kallabis had already left in the lead.
110 meter hurdles men – final (3:20 p.m.)
After the semi -finals (1.30 p.m.) with Gregory Minoue, but the eight finalists are determined without Manuel Mordi. Grant Holloway could win his fourth World Cup title in a row, but he is not the favorite on gold after the course of the season. The American Cordell Tinch is the world’s fastest.