Athletics World Championships, 3000 steeplechase in Jeruto. Injury for Kerley, no 4×100

From our correspondent Andrea Buongiovanni

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July 21
– EUGENE (USA)

The United States, after a day that assigns only two titles (27 out of 49 were awarded), continue to dominate the medals (six golds, five silvers and eight bronzes) and points classification (185). Ethiopia follows in both cases on China in the first and Kenya in the second. Italy is twenty-ninth (one bronze) and fourteenth (19 points with four finalists).

Kazakh hedges

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The gold of the 3000 women’s hedges goes to Kazakhstan, even if to win it in 8’53 “03 (third world all-time performance, Asian record and the event) is Norah Jeruto, athlete born and raised in Kenya, managed by Gianni from Trentino Demadonna. For the country it is the first title in the history of the exhibition after three silvers. None of his former compatriots goes on the podium, because silver and bronze are Ethiopians with Werkuha Getachew (8’54 “61), another national record and fifth all-time time trial and Mekides Abebe (8’56” 08). Best European was the Albanian Luiza Gega in 9’10 ”04. Defeats of the day the Americans Courtney Frerichs, sixth and Emma Couburn, eighth.

Chinese surprise

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The Croatian Sandra Perkovic redeems the Olympic defeat against the American Valarie Allman (68.45 at 68.30), one who this season boasted only successes with a second place at the Oslo meeting, but she has to settle for silver because gold, surprisingly , goes to the Chinese eyewear Feng Bin, capable of staff with 69.12 at the first launch of the competition. It boasted a 66.00 made in April.

Semi-finals 400

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The American Michael Norman (44 ”30) and the Bahamian Shaunae Miller (49” 55 walking). They are the authors of the best times in the semi-finals of the 400. Among the men, the Olympic champion and outgoing champion, Steven Gardiner from Bahamian are absent, the second and only European promoted is the British Matt Hudosn-Smith (44 ”38). Two old foxes also find a place in the final such as the Grenadian Kirani James (44 “74, 4th), for the fifth consecutive time (Lashawn Merritt’s record equaled) and the South African revived world record holder Wayde Van Niekerk (44” 75, 5 °). Among the women, with the Dominican Marileidy Paulino at 49 ”98, it is hard to see who could worry about the double Olympic gold medal. Two Europeans admitted: the Dutch Lieke Klaver (sixth in 50 ”18, national record) and the Polish Anna Kielbasinska (50” 65). No American qualified (as in the men’s 800). The hosts also lost the gold medal of 100 Fred Kerley (problem with a quadriceps) for the 4×100.