2.18 for Melwin Lycke Holm in SM was enough for an impressive victory and a JVM gold in Cali.
The tournament he chose away.
Sprinter Brandon Pottinger of Jamaica won the JVM final in 2.14 and 2.10 was enough for both silver and bronze.
It should now be noted that the competitions in Cali, Colombia, have been canceled due to a storm that swept through the stadium.
She was really wet when the final hike was decided.
On the other hand, Swedish track and field athletes are usually preferred in technical disciplines, who are very accustomed to competing and training in inclement weather.
But the fact that there are better conditions at SM in Norrköping cannot be overlooked, even if Friday’s opening competitions were also disrupted by rain.
Now, Brandon Pottinger of Jamaica was the big winner of the JVM competition, reaching the final with a personal best outdoor figure of 2.14 and was far from the favourite.
Therefore, he chose to opt out of the JVM
South Africa’s Brian Rats topped the best of the year with a score of 2.26, but was forced to earn the silver after already snatching himself at 2.14.
Melwin Lycke Holm chose to opt out of the JVM to avoid the long trip to Columbia and prioritize SM, where winning gives valuable rating points.
After the decision, he explained his choice in Sportbladet.
Sometimes in life you have to make a choice and now we have to set priorities, although it is clearly boring to have to make a decision. We’ve been thinking about it for a very long time and I think we made the right decision. Then there are those who disagree with me. Nothing happened overnight. Then he said, I made my decision and stood by him.