Long jump world champion Malaika Mihambo (LG Kurpfalz) starts in a double pack at the indoor ISTAF. The 26-year-old will compete on Sunday in Düsseldorf (2.30 p.m. / ARD) and on February 5 in Berlin (5 p.m. / zdf.de). There she won with 7.07 meters last year? since then no female athlete has jumped anywhere in the world.
“I’m looking forward to jumping at full speed again after such a long time,” said Mihambo: “It is important to set performance peaks in winter in order to be able to achieve maximum performance in summer.” Mihambo is the top favorite for Olympic gold in Tokyo. Most recently, she jumped at full speed at the German indoor championships in 2020.
Pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis (Sweden) and world champion Sam Kendricks (USA) had also recently confirmed for Düsseldorf. Competitions in six disciplines each (60 m men / women, 60 m hurdles men / women, long jump women, pole vault men) are held in both cities.
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