Long jump queen Malaika Mihambo once again demonstrated her mental strength at the Diamond League meeting in London and achieved a late victory. Sprint superstar Noah Lyles struggled in front of 60,000 enthusiastic spectators.
Only Malaika Mihambo can do that. In the sold -out Olympic Stadium, the two -time Welmeister made it extremely difficult, fought four attempts with her attempt before delivering a lot of pressure on her shoulders in the crucial fifth. The Tokyo Olympic champion jumped 6.93 meters. Larissa Iapichino (Italy, 6.92) and Hilary Kpatcha (France, 6.86) could no longer counter.
Despite the start-up difficulties: Mihambo is getting going better and better before the World Championships in Tokyo (September 13th to 21st) and London brought proof: the nerve strength of the 31-year-old is still unparalleled. Good omen? In Tokyo, the German flagship of athletics had crowned the Olympic champion four years ago – in the last attempt.
The 60,000 spectators in the sold -out Olympic Stadium of London woke up memories of the 2012 games when the performance was outstanding and the mood was exceptional. The rain did not detract from the atmosphere, but presented the athletes on the wet track with challenges.
Lyles only second in 100-meter debut
“My way to defend my world championship title in Tokyo leads over London,” said sprint superstar Noah Lyles before his start, but then it didn’t go so well for the American. In 10.00 seconds, the 27-year-old, who had long struggled with a foot injury, saved himself as second after a weak start. The victory went to Oblique Seville from Jamaica (9.86).
Lyles smiled after the race, but after his strong comeback in Monaco, when the Olympic champion won over 200 meters (19.88 seconds), he should not be satisfied with the first 100-meter appearance in the World Cup season.
“Annoying!” – Farken in a fall involved
Mittelstreckler Robert Farken experienced a bitter afternoon. The Leipziger was involved in a fall in the 1500-meter race. He was coming and “I couldn’t react at all when this drama started in front of me,” said Farken in the sports show interview. The German record holder over 1500 meters said that he was on the road, so it was “annoying”. Farmen finished in 4: 24.03 minutes as 14th.
In the high jump of women, Olympic champion and world champion Jaroslawa Mahutschich (Ukraine) came fourth with 1.93 meters. British Morgan Lake won the victory in front of a home crowd. She was the only one to skip 1.96 meters. Christin Honsel (1.93) as the third and Imke Onnen (1.89) to fifth place delivered good results.
Alekna with a 70-meter width-Janssen well with you
In a world-class competition, discus thrower Henrik Janssen came sixth with 64.39 meters. The victory went at the Lithuanian Olympic second of Paris, Mykolas Alekna, who threw the brilliant 71.70 meters and thus set up a meeting record, closely followed by the Slovenian world champion Kristjan Ceh (68.83).
The performance of Julien Alfred (St. Lucia) was no less impressive. The 100-meter Olympic champion of Paris ran over 200 meters in 21.71 seconds national record and world year best.
Hurd-ace bol not to be beat
Femke Bol showed a sovereign performance over the 400 meter hurdles. In 52.10 seconds, the two-time world champion from the Netherlands, who had set up a world year’s best time at the latest Diamond League meeting in Monaco with 51.95 seconds. The 25-year-old remains without defeat this year.