What a athletics day in Eugene: The Kenyans Beatrice Chebet over 5000 m and Faith Kipyegon over 1500 m provided world records at the Diamond League meeting in Eugene/Oregon. From a German perspective, Malaika Mihambo convinced.
The 50th anniversary of the “Preclassic” in the legendary Hayward Field was a real athletics fireworks. The organizers had provided a high -class field with 14 world record holders. All podium places of the Paris Olympic Games competed in five disciplines.
Kipyegon the crowning glory
The 1500 m of the women had been chosen as a crowning glory. An unusual but worthwhile move. Because Faith Kipyegon held what she had promised – the increase in her own world record. The Kenyan exceptional runner ran to victory in 3: 48.68 minutes under the roaring cheer of the audience, and the three -time Olympic champion had set up her previous record in Paris in 3: 49.04 minutes a year ago.
Chebet as the first woman under 14 minutes
Previously, her comprehensive Beatrice Chebet had already culminated the day in the US athletics Mecca with her fable world record over 5000 m. 200 m before the finish, the miracle runner lightly ignited the turbo. In 13: 58.06 minutes, she not only clearly undercut the two -year -old world record of the Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay (14: 00.21), but also broke the 14 minutes as the first woman.
The third -placed Tsegay this time also set up the record in Eugene on September 17, 2023. The 25 -year -old Chebet had already run over 10,000 m (28: 54.14) a year ago – also there in the Hayward Field.
Beatrice Chebet ran on the last 200 m and away.
Konstanze Klosterhalfen, the only European in the field, did not get beyond the 21st place at the start of the season in 15: 14.22 minutes and was rounded by Chebet at their breathtaking final sprint.
Intercepted Mihambo, but over seven meters
It was much better for long jumper Malaika Mihambo, even if she narrowly lost the duel between the Olympic champions. Paris winner Tara Davis-Woodhall passed the German exceptional athlete with 7.07 m in the last attempt.
However, Mihambo’s shape curve is tuned for ten weeks of the beginning of the World Cup in Tokyo: With 7.01 m in the fourth attempt, the 31-year-old jumped outdoors at the scene of her second World Cup title three years ago despite the onward journey and time shift for the first time outdoors over seven meters.
“I am very happy about the best of the season,” said Mihambo of Sportschau. Especially since she missed the last two attempts due to slight problems with the hip flexor as a precaution. She is satisfied with the competition and the seven meters, even if it was intercepted at the end: “You will accept that if you decide to leave out attempts.”
Ogunleye only ninth place
As for Klosterhalfen, the other German starters did not go as desired. Kunkenschraft Olympic champion Yemisi Ogunleye only booked 18.83 m and had to be satisfied with ninth place. World champion CHASE Jackson, who remained only one centimeter under her American record that was just set up at 20.94 m, won in front of Hallen world champion Sarah Mitton (Canada/20.68).
For Marike Steinacker, 63.64 m was seventh with the discus in the victory of the two -time Olympic champion Valarie Allman. With 70.68 m, the American provided a meeting champion. Over 3000 m obstacle, the German record holder Gesa Krause, who had recently fallen in Oslo and suffered rib injuries, did not finish.
Duplantis wins without a world record
Armando “Mondo” Duplantis could not line up in the ranks of the world records this time. The pole vault phenomenon from Sweden surprisingly failed in the first attempt at 6.00 m before the high -flyer mastered his entry height in the second attempt – victory.
After that, he had the world record height of 6.29 m put on, but shortly after the great triumph in front of a home backdrop in Stockholm in June, the next coup did not succeed.
Thompson over 100 m quickly
A week after his bang with 9.75 seconds and the six -fastest time over 100 m of all time, the Jamaican Kishane Thompson won in Eugene in 9.85 seconds and outclassed the remaining field. Olympic champion Noah Leynes was not yet there after his injury in his home game.
In the women, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (USA/10.75) prevailed in a wafer-thin decision ahead of Julien Alfred (St. Lucia/10.77). Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith (ivory coast/10.90) also remained under eleven seconds as the third.