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The IAAF Diamond League train arrived in Lausanne for the eighth meeting of the Thursday series – and the summer melodies are sweet. By the time that promises to be another night of athletics has pbaded at the Stade de la Pontaise, the titles may have been written by a number of athletes.
Statistically, Abderrahman Samba should be among the stars – after all, he has won all five races in the Diamond League's 400m hurdles up here in an amazing sequence that has peaked – until now – in Paris last Saturday.
On a soft night at Charlety Stadium, this 22-year-old became the second man to beat 47 seconds for the event, his 46.98 point being 0.20 from Kevin Young's world record. , USA, winning the Olympic title of Barcelona in 1992.
With Norwegian world champion Karsten Warholm, after four successive defeats, he was desperately trying to dig deeper and defend Diamond League champion Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Islands. personal best of 47.54 – also on the field, who knows what could happen?
Samba's rhythm seems unstoppable – and having announced in Paris that he wants to become the world's fastest man, that is, if time stands on a track famous for its rapid performances over the years, that the Qatari might not reach this ambition Thursday night
Benjamin-Norman – Lyles 200m slaughter
Meanwhile, the 20-year-old American who is already sucking Rai Benjamin, who will evolve in the same goal in the 400m hurdles, will participate in the final of the program, the 200m hurdles, and will try to improve the personal record of 19.99 that he has achieved in Paris. [19659002] Benjamin, who tied Ed Moses's second fastest time of 47.02 at 47.02 at the NCAA finals last month, followed his training partner from the University of Southern California. and Michael Norman, who won a personal best of 19.84. Start of the diamond league for both and a first professional outing for him.
Benjamin, arriving late in a busy college and international season, will not meet Samba before next season, but he's looking to hone his speed now in preparation for what could be an epic match next season .
And Norman – whose NCAA 400m win in 43.61 placed him sixth in all-time lists – said, as a result of his victory, that his target in Europe this season was less than 19.8 200m
Both have the ideal opportunity to achieve their goals given the field presence of the man who runs the world lists of 100 and 200 m with 9.88 and 19.69 respectively, another extremely talented 20-year-old American, Noah Lyles.
Lyles – who won the 200m title of the IAAF Diamond League last year and still needs to be defeated in the competition after the races – is an athlete with vertiginous potential, with a special ability to stay relaxed in stressful situations. What could he do, pushed by his two American contemporaries?
Red Shubenkov in action
There could be fireworks in the 110m hurdles, where Sergey Shubenkov, world champion in 2015 and silver medalist last. year – is in the form of his life. After a match of 13:05 in the Diamond League of Paris, Shubenkov, who is studying as a lawyer, was stifled for a long time after being disqualified for a false start in the final before finally accepting the decision with the good habits.
Two days later, a field at the Gyulai Memorial in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, which included Jamaica's world and Olympic champion, Omar McLeod, paid the price of Russian frustration by winning a personal best 12 92. He now pbades eighth place that he now shares with former American big names Roger Kingdom and Allen Johnson.
Shubenkov appears to perform even higher feats against McLeod, the world record holder Aries Merritt and the Jamaican. advantage of his absence to impose himself in Paris, Ronald Levy.
World champion and 800m Olympic champion Caster Semenya, who led from start to finish in Paris to lower his African and Diamond League record. o 1: 54.25, will face here more than 1500m against a field that includes seven athletes with personal records of less than four minutes – a distinction that the South African will surely look for herself.
But the victory is far from certain over 800m with the presence of athletes like Sifan Hbadan of the Netherlands, who has a best result in 3: 56.05, Ethiopian Dawit Seyaum in 3: 58.09 and the indoor silver medalist, Laura Muir, who ran 3:
Ta Lou, Thompson and Schippers face each other in the 100m
The Women's 100m meets the # 1. Ivorian athlete who started the season with a winning streak, 100m and 200m silver medalist Marie-Josee Ta Lou, and the two women who have won top honors in recent years – Elaine Thompson, champion 100 and 200m of Rio 2016, and Dafne Schippers, double world champion in the 200m, who will try to win a third consecutive European title in Berlin.
Ta Lou, who leads the world 100m ranking this year with a personal best time of 10.85 seconds, had a rare day in Paris finishing third in the 200m in 22.50. Lausanne offers him the opportunity to affirm his credentials as future champion
For Thompson and Schippers, it will be a perfect opportunity to go under 11 seconds this season.
Ethiopian pride on the starting line of the 5000m [19659009] The Norwegian Henrik Ingebrigtsen seems very likely to improve his personal best of 13: 16.97 on 5000m in a race that is likely to become a rift between Ethiopians extremely talented
Muktar Edris, the world champion "mocking". beating Brit Mo Farah in London last year – will be the senior partner, but his personal best of 12: 54.83 was improved by fellow 20-year-old Yomif Kejelcha, who ran 12: 53.98 . Meanwhile, Kejelcha, 18, won the world title in March, Selemon Barega, who should be a major player, having already run 12: 55.58 and having won the last Diamond League 5000m in Stockholm in 13: 04.05 [19659002]
On Monday, world high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim broke the 2.40m mark to win the Gyulai Memorial in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, before making his best effort. to a world record of 2.46m. On his third attempt at this height, however, the Qatari suffered ankle injury, which unfortunately put his participation in Lausanne in doubt.
If Barshim is to withdraw, a high clbad field including the neutral athlete authorized who beat him Dani Lysenko, the world title of the year, and the Italian Gianmarco Tamberi , still looking for his return to first place after his foot injury on the eve of the Rio Olympics, will try to take full advantage of the situation. Note : Barshim no longer appears on the starting list, it seems to be removed.]
Taylor v Pichardo, the next chapter
Meanwhile, another enormously productive rivalry will be replayed Pedro Pablo Pichardo, world champion and Olympic champion Christian Taylor and the Cuban who has already challenged him in the territory beyond 18 meters.
Dalilah Muhammad, US Olympic champion in the 400m hurdles, will see her compatriot Shamier Little, a place ahead of her and a second place on the World List with 53.60, Cbadandra Tate and Georganne Moline, who ran 53.97 this year, as well as Janieve Russell, Commonwealth champion of Jamaica with a time of 53.78 While Semenya could be absent from the women's 800m, all the usual suspects remain, and the race is likely to see the riders who took the event. money and gold behind South Africa. n at the Rio 2016 Games, respectively Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi and Margaret Wambui of Kenya, with other opponents such as Habitam Alemu of Ethiopia, the mother house Selina Buchel, the British Lynsey Sharp and the l '; American athlete Ajee Wilson. 19659008] Spanovic, Ugen and Bartoletta in the long jump
The women's long jump could become a memorable contest given the presence of the US Olympic champion Tianna Bartoletta, seeking to give a new impetus to her career after some traumatic personal changes Ivana Spanovic, Serbian Olympic bronze medalist and European Champion Ivana Spanovic, third in the world rankings this year with 6.99m, the British Shara Proctor and Lorraine Ugen, last at the top of the 2018 list with the 7.05m that She made it to the British championships last weekend. – Caterine Ibarguen, triple 34-year-old Olympic champion in Colombia, who broke the record of 6.87m this season.
The women's pole vault will feature US Indoor World Champion Sandi Morris, who has crossed the 4.88-meter mark this season, against Olympic and world champion Katerina Stefanidi . Her predecessor as Olympic champion, the 36-year-old American Jenn Suhr, dominates the season with 4.93m.
In the women's 400m, Salwa Nbader, aged 20 and from Bahrain, has a record of 49.55 this year. New Zealand world weightlifting champion Tom Walsh, who leads this year's world standings with 22.67m, will be looking to defend his 24.52 World Pre-Champion, Shakima Wimbley
. -Emergency against a field that includes the defending Diamond League Champion Darrell Hill of the United States.
Tatsiana Khaladovich, of Belarus, European champion javelin, confronts Shiying Liu, China A pole vault that is not part of the Diamond League program, but is filled with the world's best – including world champion Sam Kendricks, Olympic champion Thiago Braz, world record holder Renaud Lavillenie and more Armand "Mondo" Duplantis – will take place on the shores of Lake Geneva, at the FAN ZONE of Ouchy, the eve of the main event race.
Mike Rowbottom for the IAAF [19659048]
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