At the Diamond League Meeting in Paris, javelin thrower Julian Weber only had to give up world champion Neraj Chopra on Friday evening. Lea Meyer delivered her next strong obstacle race, which Gesa Felicitas Krause also pulled through just a week after her painful fall. There was an abundance of other top services, especially on the career.
Jan-Henner Reitze
At the start of the season, Julian Weber (USC Mainz) at Diamond League Meeting in Doha (Qatar) with the first 90-meter throw of his career (91.06 m) had intercepted world champion Neraj Chopra (India), who had recently overcome the 90 meter (90.23 m). On Friday at the Diamond League Meeting in Paris (France), the order was reversed and the decision was made in the first round.
Then Neraj Chopra achieved 88.16 meters. With 87.88 meters, Julian Weber was only 28 centimeters behind the Olympic champion of 2021. Both could no longer increase this evening. Brazilian Luiz Mauricio da Silva, 86.62 meters, scored a South America record as third. Julian Weber plans tomorrow (June 21st) tomorrow (June 21) In Dessau to start again.
Meyer again under 9:10 minutes, Krause successfully reports back
The pace over 3,000 meters of women aimed at a time under nine minutes. Lea Meyer (VfL Löningen) brave the first kilometer courageously under three minutes. In the second half of the race, the Olympic tenth could no longer go this high pace of the top. The sixth confirmed the 27-year-old in 9: 09.73 minutes her still five tenths of faster from her start of the season in Oslo (Norway) last week.
In a quick final round, the Olympic third Faith Cherotich (Kenya) and the Olympic champion of 2021 Peruth Chemutai (Uganda) made the victory among themselves. The Kenyan was finally ahead in 8: 53.37 minutes and sat down in sixth place in the eternal world’s best list. Peruth Chemutai ran second 8: 54.41 minutes.
In 9: 28.75 minutes, Gesa Felicitas Krause (New Year’s Run Trier) reached the finish line and the eight days after she contracted a rib bruise in Oslo when she falls into an obstacle. It is also the first result of the German recorder on the track this year. In spring, the 32-year-old had concentrated on races on the street.
There was also a comeback about the obstacles for men outside the Diamond League rating. Lamecha Girma (Ethiopia) came back to the winner in 8: 07.01 minutes. The world record player fell in the Olympic final and had not completed a race since then.
Records and best times tumble on the middle and long distances
The next race for the history books was over 1,500 meters of the men, although it was not part of the Diamond League category. Of 14 athletes at the finish, 13 were traveling more quickly than ever. On top of that, there were four state records and a U20 world record, six athletes stayed under 3:30 minutes.
Above all, the second of the Hallen-EM Azeddine Habz ran to a home win and French record (3: 27.49 min) in front of the 18-year-old Kenyan Phanuel Koech, who undercut the U20 record (3: 28.81 min) in 3: 27.72 minutes. Stefan Nillessen (Netherlands; 3: 29.23 min) as fifth, Ruben Verheyden (Belgium; 3: 30.99 min) as an eight and Tshepo Tshepo (South Africa; 3: 31.35 min) as ninth.
About 1,500 meters of women stayed with eleven athletes under four minutes. It won the Kenyan Nelly Chepchirchir (3: 57.02 min).
On the final two rounds of the 5,000 meters of the men, the Ethiopier Yomif Kejelcha had to pay tribute to his world record thive and saved himself as the winner in 12: 47.84 minutes. Birhanu Balew, who was entitled to the start for Bahrain, came closer and closer and ran as a second state record (12: 48.67 min). Jimmy Gressier (12: 51.59 min) also set a regional record for France as fourth.
Not yet 17 meters for Max Hess
For three jumpers Max Hess (LAC natural gas chemnitz), the 17-meter mark remains a goal for this summer. She didn’t want to fall in Paris either, and the 28-year-old took sixth place with 16.85 meters. Jordan Scott (Jamaica; 17.27 m) secured his next Diamond League victory, who replaced the world champion of 2023 Fabrice Zango (Burkina Faso; 17.21 m) in the sixth round.
In the sixth round there was also a change of leadership in the discus throwing of women, in which only the top three were allowed to step into the ring again. Olympic champion Valarie Allman (USA), at that time unusually only in third place (64.88 m), took this opportunity for the throw to win (67.56 m).
The European Championship second Jorinde van Klinken (Netherlands; 66.42 m) had to be satisfied with second place, in front of the Cubanian Yaimé Pérez (65.03 m). As ninth (60.65 m), Marike Steinacker (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen) missed the final fight of the top eight by only four centimeters.
In the high jump, Hallen world champion Nicola Olyslagers (Australia; 2.00 m) again left world record and Olympic champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine; 1.97 m). For Christina Honsel (TV Wattenscheid 01) this time went 1.88 meters into the list of results, which meant seventh place.
Sprint decisions tight and high -class
The hurdle sprint over 100 meters of women brought arrow -fast times. The Olympic fifth Grace Stark (USA) prevailed in 12.21 seconds against world record player Tobi Amusan (Nigeria; 12.24 sec) and Ackera Nugent (Jamaica; 12.30 sec). In the men over 110 meters of hurdles, Trey Cunningham (USA, 13.00 sec) decided an equally high -class and tight race for himself, ahead of compatriot Dylan Beard (13.02 sec) and Jason Joseph (Switzerland), who increased his state record by a hundredth to 13.07 seconds. Olympic champion Grant Holloway (USA; 13.11 sec) became fifth.
Olympic champion Rai Benjamin (USA; 46.93 sec) had to stretch over 400 meters to keep Abderrahman Samba (Qatar; 47.09 sec) at bay. In women over 400 meters, Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino (Dominican Republic; 48.81 sec) and the Olympic second Salwa Eid Naser (Bahrain; 48.85 sec) remained below 49 seconds.
You can find the results in our Refrub of results.
