The German relay over 4×100 m took a good sixth place at the World Championships in Athletics in Budapest. In the decathlon, Leo Neugebauer fell back to fifth place, Noah Lyles won his third gold. The overview of the eighth day of the World Championships in Athletics in Budapest.
4x100m – Germany sixth, USA gold
The German 4x100m relay with Louise Wieland (Hamburg), Sina Mayer (Zweibrücken), European Champion Gina Lückenkemper (Berlin) and Rebekka Haase (Wetzlar) finished sixth in the World Cup final in 42.98 seconds. After a successful protest, the German team had subsequently advanced to the final as the ninth season. “We are super happy with sixth place”, said Mayer in the sports show. Hase added: “If someone had told us beforehand, sixth place – we would have signed.”
Somewhat surprisingly, the USA secured gold in a world championship record of 41.03 seconds with 100m world champion Sha’Carri Richardson ahead of Jamaica (41.21). Bronze went to Great Britain (41.97). “Dreams come true”Richardson said. “I’m just glad I could be here for my first World Cup and do the things I’ve been working on all season.”
The DLV season surprisingly won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Eugene in 2022, later there was even gold at the home European Championships in Munich. In Hungary, however, the chances of precious metal had been slim. Among other things, the former top performers Alexandra Burghardt (Burghausen), Lisa Mayer (Wetzlar) and Tatjana Pinto (Wattenscheid) were missing due to injury.
Decathlon – Neugebauer falls back and is fifth
Leo Neugebauer didn’t use his brilliant starting position to win a World Cup medal. As the leader on the first day, he had to settle for fifth place. With 8645 points, the 23-year-old was 111 points short of bronze.
Last year’s Vice World Champion, Canadian Pierce Lepage, won the gold medal this time with a world best of 8909 points. His compatriot and Olympic champion Damian Warner won silver with 8804 points, bronze went to Lindon Victor from Grenada with 8756 points.
Manuel Eitel ended his World Championship debut in eleventh place with 8191 points. Former world champion and European champion Niklas Kaul dropped out of the competition early on Friday due to foot problems.
Pole vault – Duplantis takes gold but misses the world record
Sweden’s superstar Armand Duplantis confidently defended his world title in the pole vault. The Olympic and European champion easily won ahead of Ernest John Obiena (Philippines/6.00) with a jump of 6.10 m. The bronze medal was awarded twice as both Australia’s Kurtis Marschall and Christopher Nilsen of the USA jumped 5.95m. Duplantis did not make a failed attempt up to the jumped 6.10 m, which already meant the title. Then the high-flyer had 6.23 m hang up – but he did not succeed in improving his own world record. “I was close, maybe next time it will work”said Duplantis in the sports show.
The German hope Bo Kanda Lita Baehre (Leverkusen) had to withdraw from the World Cup due to injury. Oleg Zernikel (Landau/5.70) and Gillian Ladwig (Schwerin/5.35) were eliminated in the qualification.
4x100m – USA win, Lyles with third gold medal
Noah Lyles became the first track and field athlete since Usain Bolt to complete the World Championship triple in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m. The American celebrated his third title in Budapest in the relay with former world champions Christian Coleman and Fred Kerley as well as Brandon Carnes.
The US quartet finished in 37.38 seconds ahead of Italy with Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs (37.62) and Jamaica (37.76). Most recently, Jamaican Bolt won these three titles at the same time at the 2015 World Cup in Beijing. The German squadron was eliminated on Friday in the run-up after a botched change.
4×400 m – German relay without a chance, USA with the best time
In the semi-finals of the relay over 4×400 m, the German team played no role in the allocation of places in the final. Jean Paul Bredau (Potsdam), Marvin Schlegel (Chemnitz), Marc Koch (Berlin) and Manuel Sanders (Dortmund) crossed the finish line in 3:00.67 minutes and set a best performance of the season – but they only finished sixth in the second heat. “We don’t need to talk about the time, it was good – but the others were even better,” said Koch in the sports show.
The USA ran the fastest time with 2:58.47 minutes ahead of India with 2:59.05 minutes and Great Britain with 2:59.42 minutes.
4×400 m – German team eliminated, US relay disqualified
In the women’s race, Luna Thiel (Wolfsburg), Alica Schmidt (Berlin), Mona Mayer (Regensburg) and Carolina Krafzik (Sindelfingen) dropped out after 3:27.74 minutes and sixth place in the heat.
The Dutch women had no problems with reaching the final with top star Femke Bol, Jamaica’s team ran the best time of 3:22.74 minutes. The women’s US relay team, however, was disqualified as the defending champions after a mistake in substitution.
5000m – Kipyegon with her second gold medal, no title for Hassan
World record holder Faith Kipyegon won her second gold medal at the World Championships. The Kenyan also won the 5000m in 14:53.88 minutes. Kipyegon, mother since 2018, had already triumphed over the 1500 m. A few weeks ago, the 29-year-old had improved the world records over the two distances within a few days. “This is what I dreamed of this season”said Kipyegon.
The Dutch Olympic champion Sifan Hassan had to settle for silver in 1:54.11 minutes and thus leaves Hungary without a world title after three starts. Bronze went to Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet (14:54.33). European Champion Konstanze Klosterhalfen (Leverkusen) missed the World Championships due to foot problems.
Shot Put – Ogunleye not as strong as in qualifiers
Shot putter Yemisi Ogunleye did not build on her strong performance from qualifying. The Mannheimer took tenth place with 18.97 m. In the pre-fight in the morning she had achieved a personal best of 19.44 m a few hours earlier. After an invalid attempt in the first round, Ogunleye was 30 centimeters short of making it into the top 8. “I enjoyed the atmosphere so much. It definitely paid off to keep working here”said Ogunleye in the sports show.
DLV teammate Sara Gambetta (Halle an der Saale/18.70) was twelfth. “It was just beautiful and I’m happy and proud to have done it”said Gambetta about her entry into the final, the top of the world reigns supreme “scary level”. Julia Ritter (Wattenscheid/18.41) was eliminated in the qualification despite a best result of the season.
The US title defender Chase Ealey was crowned world champion, dominating the competition with 20.43 m.
800 m – gold for Arop from Canada
Marco Arop of Canada won gold in the 800m, running the distance in 1:44.24 minutes. Silver went to Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya (1:44.53 minutes), bronze to Ben Pattison of Great Britain (1:44.83 minutes). German athletes did not start in this discipline in the heats either.