Day six at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest: Sam Parsons suffered a bitter 5,000m heat and was eliminated. Who puts on the hurdle crowns for women? The sports show reports live and also keeps you up to date with the live ticker.
5,000m – Parsons falls and retires
It couldn’t have been more bitter for Sam Parsons. In the first heat over 5,000 m, the DLV athlete, who lives in the USA, fell because he ran into the heel of Nicholas Kipkorir from Kenya. Parsons got back up and finished the race, but finished last (4:03.14 minutes) – no chance of participating in the World Cup final again.
In the Sportschau interview, the 29-year-old, who bravely stormed into the final in Eugene, was completely frustrated. “I wanted to do a good show that people in Germany would be proud of me,” said Parsons. “But this is sport, sometimes it’s so high and sometimes so low.”
Defending champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen (13:36.21 / Norway), who suffered a bitter defeat in the 1,500 m on Wednesday evening, advanced just as easily as the strong Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi (13:33.23). World record holder and Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda), who won his third title in a row over the 10,000 m at the start of the World Championships, was not at the start.
35 km walk – Linke strong fifth in Spanish double win
Missed the medal, but showed a very strong performance: Christopher Linke came in fifth, as he had done over 20 km and over 35 km. And this time the man from Potsdam set a German record in 2:25:35 hours. The title was secured by 20 km world champion Álvaro Martín (2:24:30). Maria Perez (2:38:40 hours) made the Spanish double victory perfect for the women.