No golden double for the Satuc (Toulouse University Club Athletics Section) in Angers. After Benjamin Robert’s 800-meter title on Saturday, Djilali Bedrani had to settle for silver yesterday over 3000 meters steeplechase during the French championships in Angers.
If the Toulousain extended the canes in the home stretch and left Louis Gilavert in place, he was starting too far to catch up with Alexis Phelut, who won in 8’21”22 after a perfectly controlled race. . The resident of Clermont Athletics has a good chance of sitting not far from Bedrani on the plane to Tokyo. Second in 8’21’62, in a race where Mahiedine Mekhissi did not finally align, injured, he does not keep his title acquired in Albi.
A little earlier, the third resident of Satuc engaged in the French championships, Nicolas Courbière, could not resist in his outside lane in the final of the 400 meters, finishing in last place in 47”05, far behind Gilles Biron winner in 45”99.
For the Toulouse club’s half-founders, gold and silver medalists this weekend, the ramp-up will continue until July 23 and the start of the Games.
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