Sports writing, Feb 14 (EFE) .- The Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo, winner of the 400 meters, and the American Donovan Brazier, who won in the 800, were the main protagonists of the meeting on the indoor track in New York, in which a total of seven best world brands of the year were signed.
Records that, however, did not prevent the fourth round of the world indoor circuit from leaving a certain bittersweet taste, before the gray performance of the Americans Noah Lyles and Michael Norman, the top stars of the meeting along with Miller-Uibo and Brazier.
And is that if Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Donovan Brazier adorned their triumphs with the best records of the course, Lyles and Norman did not approach the expected marks.
Especially Noah Lyles, current 200-meter outdoor world champion, who did not even qualify for the final in the 60-meter event, after signing a time of 6.76 seconds in the series, in the final of the double hectometer it was imposed with a “discreet” 20.80 seconds.
Very far from the 20.45 that his compatriot Courtney Lindsey established on January 16 as the best world record of the year.
A disappointment Lyles couldn’t hide, as his frowning face showed after checking his mark.
Nor did Michael Norman shine as expected in the 400 meters, winning the victory with a time of 45.34 seconds, after beating his compatriot and training partner Rai Benjamin in a tight final, second with a time of 45.39.
In fact, Norman, who has the best record of all time with a time of 44.52 seconds, fell far short of the leader of the year, also American Fred Kerley, who ran on January 24 in 45.03 seconds.
Who did not disappoint was the Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo, the reigning Olympic champion, set the best world record of the year in the 400 meters, after winning the Ocean Breeze in Staten Island with a time of 50.21 seconds.
Thirty-one hundredths less than the previous best record of the course, which the American Athing Mu had with a time of 50.52.
Nor did the American Donovan Brazier fail, the current outdoor world champion, who won the final of the 800 meters with a time of 1: 44.21 minutes, which also represents a new record for the United States.
A mark that placed Brazier in fourth place in the all-time classification, surpassed only by legends such as the Danish Wilson Kipketer, world record holder with 1: 42.67, the Ethiopian Michael Saruni or the Russian Yuriy Borzakovskiy.
The Americans Kendra Harrison, who won the final of the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.82 seconds, the best world record of the year, and Trey Culver, who signed the best record of the jumping course, also achieved the best world record of the year. high with an attempt of 2.33 meters.
In a less usual distance, the two miles, the American Elle Purrier not only achieved the best world record of the year, but also climbed to third place in the all-time classification, after winning with a time of 9: 10.28 minutes .
A brand that throughout history only two athletes have managed to improve, the Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba, who set the world record in February 2014 with a time of 9.00.48, and her compatriot Meseret Defar, who signed 9: 06.26 five years before.
For this Purrier had to bend, nothing more and nothing less, than the also American Emma Coburn, current runner-up in the world of 3,000 obstacles, who lacks just over two laps for the conclusion could no longer keep up with Purrier.
For his part, fellow American Bryce Hoppel achieved the best world record of the year in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2: 16.27 minutes, while his compatriot Gabrielle Thomas signed the best record of the course in the 300 meters with a mark of 35.73 seconds EFE
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