Eugene. It was a long evening flight about two 200-meter long blasts.
And as it turns out (read here!).
But of course that wasn’t the only thing that happened. We’ve got stimulants, Norwegian tears, and favorites rocked in your sleep.
Kramer eliminated in the semi-finals
Andreas Kramer tested the front again. But this time he had to clear the last 150 meters as the field was sweeping.
Read more about the race here!
The world’s number one doping ban
Garrett Scantling won the US Decathlon with the highest annual world level of 8,867 points. But when the US dropped out of her squad, he wasn’t on the team.
Now, two days before the start of the decathlon, news emerged of why Scantling was suspended during the ongoing investigation into doping violations initiated by USADA. The reason should be the behavior when investigating a third missed test from Scantling, which by itself is enough to hold.
“This system can be harsh on clean athletes but I take full responsibility for my actions because it could have been avoided… To my family, my coaches and the fans, I am sorry and know I let you down,” he says in a statement.
Something Mu seems unstoppable
American 800m runner Athing Mu hasn’t lost a race since she turned pro last year and it would take a lot if that happened here in WC. She ran in trials at 2.01.30 in the unusually non-tragic 800m trials.
– I’m the type of runner who does what’s best for me. If it’s better to drive from the front, I’ll do it. If not, I will lie in the back. It depends on how I feel, Mo says of tactics.
Norwegian tears…
It was even more difficult for Norwegian Hedda Hynne, who tested positive for Covid during pre-camp and had to prepare for competitions in isolation. I got the green light to run less than 48 hours before the start, but once on the track there was no speed. She finished last in the pilot heat and at NRK came the tears.
It went exactly as bad as I feared it. I’ve had a tough week and I’m sorry I did so poorly, she says.
… But Ingebrigtsen moved easily
The Norwegian lost gold in the 1500m but is back today at the 5000m. He had absolutely no problem finishing in the top five in his qualifiers. He was even able to spend his entire run waving at the crowd that was having a rather poor evening in a rather low lineup.
– They are completely dead, and I had to give them something to cheer them up, as he then stated on NRK.
One of those who disappeared, however, was the Ethiopian Tilahun Bekele. In the slow first heat he was only seventh. Kenyan Nicholas Kiborer ranked second before the toilet, managing to expand a hair in the same heat.
Impressive spear favorite
Yesterday we saw the women’s weak javelin qualifying. But when the men of the day were identified, there were many declarations of strength. Indian Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra opened the entire qualifier with 88.39. The longest throw was world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada with a score of 89.91. Julian Weber and Jacob Vajdlik qualified easily. Two Finnish shooters reached the finals. Medal candidate Oliver Hellander finished sixth in qualifying, while Lassi Itilalo finished last with a score of 80.03.
The only really heavy issue was the Olympic champion from 2012, Trinidad’s Kishorn Walcott, who disappeared after a really weak throw.
Christian Taylor knocked out
Christian Taylor was sniffing Jonathan Edwards’ classic three-step record. But last year he ruptured his hamstring and missed the Olympics. Since then, returning to the top of the world has been difficult.
As the title holder, he had a free place in the three-stage event, but he couldn’t take advantage of it. 16.48 was enough for an eighteenth place. Last place was 16.68.