Canada surprises the United States

On the night of Saturday to Sunday, at the Eugene World Athletics Championships in the United States, the men’s 4X100 meter relay was dominated by Canada, which surprised the United States.

The consecration for Canada, Olympic vice-champion in title. On the night of Saturday to Sunday, at the world athletics championships, which are currently taking place on the side of Eugene in the United States, Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse signed the best time of the season , in 37’48”, in the final of the 4×100 meters relay, to get ahead, on the podium, of the Americans, reigning world champions, and the British, reigning vice-world champions. Among the ladies, it was the Americans, namely Melissa Jefferson, Abby Steiner, Jenna Prandini and Twanisha Terry, reigning Olympic vice-champions and bronze medalists at the last Worlds, who triumphed, with the best time of the year, in 41’14”. The podium is completed by Jamaica, reigning world champion and Olympic champion, and Germany. The British, reigning vice-world champions and Olympic bronze medalists, are only sixth.

Pichardo and Korir, after Tokyo

In the triple jump, the final was dominated by the Portuguese Pedro Pichardo, reigning Olympic champion, who signed the best world performance of the year, with a jump measured at 17.95 meters. He is accompanied, on the podium, by the Burundian Hugues Fabrice Zango, Olympic bronze medalist and bronze medalist at the last Worlds, and the Chinese Yaming Zhu, reigning Olympic vice-champion, who both posted their best performances of the season, with 17.55 meters and 17.31 meters respectively. In the 800 meters, it was the Kenyan Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir, reigning Olympic champion, who won, with his best time of the season, in 1’43″71, ahead of the Algerian Djamel Sedjati and the Canadian Marco Arop .

Hassan’s disappointment

In the javelin throw, the competition was dominated by the Grenadian Anderson Peters, who retains his title, with a best throw measured at 90.54 meters, ahead of the Indian Neeraj Chopra, reigning Olympic champion, and the Czech Jakub Vadlejch, reigning Olympic champion. Finally, in the women’s 5000 meters, it was the Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay, Olympic bronze medalist, who won, in 14’46″29, ahead of the Kenyan Beatrice Chebet, who signs her best performance of the season, in 14’46″75, and her compatriot Dawit Seyaum. Big disappointment for the Dutchman Sifan Hassan, reigning Olympic champion, who had to settle for fifth place in the final. Just behind the Kenyan Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi, yet the reigning vice-world champion.

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