Top favorite Malaika Mihambo has reached the long jump final of the World Championships in Athletics without any problems. In the decathlon, however, the German athletes are still struggling. The defending champion stumbled over 100 m hurdles. The events of the ninth day of competition in Eugene at a glance.
High jump women’s qualification: Mihambo saves energy in the qualification
“I’m very happy. Everything’s fine” – while her coach Uli Knapp commented on ZDF about his protégé’s brief qualifying performance, Malaika Mihambo was already packing her things up again. Although the reigning Olympic champion, world and European champion did not hit the board in her first and only attempt, she still jumped well over the qualification distance (6.75 m) with 6.84 m. “Everything is going as planned. I feel good and don’t have to prove anything to anyone anymore,” said Mihambo with regard to the final on Monday night (2.50 a.m. CEST / live on the first and on sportschau.de).
Decathlon: DLV athletes are still struggling
After the first two disciplines of the decathlon, the 100 m and the long jump, defending champion Niklas Kaul from Mainz is far behind in the overall standings. However, his strong disciplines only come on the second day. With 11.22 seconds over 100 m and 7.09 m in the long jump, he remained both below his personal best and below the performances at the World Cup competition three years ago in Doha. Olympic champion Damian Warner from Canada is ahead, French world record holder Kevin Mayer is sixth. The best German is World Cup debutant Leo Neugebauer in ninth place.
100 m hurdles women heats: defending champion Nia Ali is eliminated
In the absence of DLV sprinters, the semi-finalists were sought over the 100 m hurdles. Surprisingly, the defending champion Nia Ali from the USA did not make it, she stumbled and only crossed the finish line after 19.73 seconds (!).
Best because fastest in the heats was Nigerian Tobi Amusan, who ran the African record in 12.40 seconds. With Alia Armstrong from the USA (12.48 seconds), Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn from Puerto Rico (12.52 seconds), Jamaican Britany Anderson (12.59 seconds) and world record holder Kendra Harrison (12.60 seconds). .) the other remaining favorites didn’t show any weakness either. The semi-finals (2.10 a.m. CEST) and final (4.00 a.m. CEST) will take place on Monday night – and can also be seen live on the first and on sportschau.de.
Six finals on Sunday night
In the coming night – the penultimate of the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene – six medal finals are on the program. It starts at 3 a.m. CEST with the men’s triple jump, followed on the track by the men’s 800 m (3.10 a.m. CEST) and the women’s 5,000 m (3.25 a.m. CEST) – these three decisions are made without German participation.
The situation is different in the men’s javelin throw final (from 3.35 a.m. CEST) – Julian Weber could provide the long-awaited first German medal at this World Cup. In the relay final over 4×100 m (4.30 a.m. CEST), the German women have outsider chances, while the German men’s quartet did not reach the relay final (4.50 a.m. CEST).