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Jonathan Sacoor won the 400m final at the World Juniors in Tampere, Finland. At the end of an exceptional last straight, he shattered his fresh record record of Belgium juniors (45.72). He cut the line in 45.03 and became the first Belgian Junior World Champion. He beat the Jamaicans Christopher Taylor (45.89) and Chantz Swawyers (45.38).
The athlete of the OEH had the best time of the semi-finals and had erased the old record of Fons Brydenbach (45.86 in 1973). But he did not go away favorite. Jamaican Christopher Taylor, 44.88 this season, had the N.1 placard pinned to the bib. Too sure of himself, he packed the race from the first few meters. He dug the gap before collapsing
Sacoor, protected from Jacques Borlée did not panic. He remained faithful to his race plan and came to pick the Jamaican in the last meters. With this time of 45.03, he simply moved to 4th place in the Belgian senior ranking over distance. Only Jonathan (44.43) and Kevin Borlée (44.56) and Cédric Van Branteghem (45.02) ran faster than him. And he's not yet 19.
" I can not describe how I feel, it's so amazing, it's such a great feeling, I can not stop laughing even though I'm exhausted, I think I have not quite realized yet, so I think tonight I'll still feel better "he told the IAAF mic
When asked where he had found the strength to pull Taylor up, he responded with humor. " I would like to know, so I could have used it instead, when you see the line coming closer, you start dreaming about all the possibilities, all the fatigue evaporates. is incredible with the 400m I hope I made my country proud, I'll try to do it again this Saturday with the 4x400m relay. "
He is the first Belgian to adorn himself in gold at the World Juniors. The sixth of our compatriots to win a medal at this level after Ann Maenhout (silver over 400m hurdles, 1988), Marleen Renders (bronze over 10,000m, 1986), Sandrine Hennart (bronze in length, 1990), Hannelore Desmet (bronze in height, 2008) and Hanne Maudens (bronze in heptathlon, 2016).
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