Diamond League in Monaco: Russians have only gold – Athletics News – Summer

Sergei Shubenkov, who announced in press conference before departure that he is spending his best season and is preparing for the European Championship ( on August 7-12 ) in Berlin, won the race for 110 meters with barriers over time of 13.07 seconds. "I'm going to try this season to beat Colin Jackson's European record – 12.91 seconds, set in 1993," said Shubenkov, whose words lead the Diamond League website.

World champion of high jump in closed quarters, Danil Lysenko the first with the best result of the season in the world – 2.40 meters. The sixth rider Angelika Sidorova excelled, taking the height of 4.85 m.

Two-time world champion in high jump Maria Lasitskene, a series of 45 victories that was interrupted a week ago in Rabat. London, where he will be the only participant from Russia. Thursday in Kazan, she won the national championship with a result of 2.00 meters.

– It's very important for me to speak in front of our audience, I want to jump on my native land, "said Lasitskien on the official website of the All-Russian Federation of Athletics. – The spectators, the volunteers supported … It was very touching. And about the end of my win-win series, you should not be sorry. It must be rejoiced that she was there.