The German athletics team can finally hope for a World Cup medal. Javelin thrower Julian Weber moves confidently into the final. Shericka Jackson and Noah Lyles put on a great show over 200 meters.
Cheers: Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson triumphed in the 200 meters in Eugene.
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The javelin thrower Julian Weber is the next hope for the German athletics team after days without a medal at the World Cup. The Olympic fourth-placed easily made it into the final. The 200 meter finals were a spectacle. Shericka Jackson and Noah Lyles pushed the pace hard.
Javelin throw, men: Olympic fourth-placed Julian Weber has made it into the final and wants to win a medal. With 87.28 meters, the 27-year-old from Mainz qualified for the medal round of the best twelve throwers on Sunday night (3:35 a.m. CEST/ZDF). On the other hand, the World Cup was over for Andreas Hofmann, who came second in the European Championship after three failed attempts. The Indian Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra qualified with 88.39 meters in the first attempt, as did the runner-up at the Tokyo Games, Jakub Vadlejch from the Czech Republic, who threw 85.23 meters.
Parsons in final, ill Mohumed eliminated in 33rd
5000 meters, men: The German champion Mohamed Mohumed started despite symptoms of illness and was eliminated in the preliminary heat. After the 23-year-old from Dortmund was initially able to keep up with the top group, he lost his strength. “No,” said the 23-year-old from Dortmund when asked if he had tested himself before the race: “I don’t know if it got me, I hope not.” Mohumed woke up in the morning, “I wasn’t feeling well. But then of course you stand at the starting line. It’s one of the biggest events in the world, and if you qualify, you also want to run,” said the Willich-born Middle stretcher: “I hope now that I’m not sick and that it’s something else.” After a time of 13:52.00 minutes, he ended up in 33rd place overall. A corona test after the competition was negative.
Frankfurt’s Sam Parsons made it into the final, finishing 14th in 13:24.50 minutes. Maximilian Thorwirth from Düsseldorf didn’t make it either. Jacob Krop from Kenya, sixth in the World Championships, was the quickest in 13:13.30 minutes.
200 meters, women and men: Those were fast half laps of the stadium: Shericka Jackson in the second best time ever recorded and Noah Lyles with an outstanding 19.31 seconds won gold in the 200 meters. Only world record holder Florence Griffith-Joyner was ever faster in the women’s 21.34 seconds than Jamaica’s Jackson, who finished in 21.45 seconds. Defending champion Lyles of the USA ran the fourth best time ever recorded over this distance. Usain Bolt’s world record of 19.19 seconds is still a long way off.
Kolberg and Hering over 800 meters in the final
800 meters, women: Majtie Kolberg and Christina Hering made it into the semi-finals. Kolberg ran the season best in 2:01.21 minutes. With her time of 2:01.63 minutes, Hering grabbed the last starting place for the semi-finals on Saturday night (3.35 a.m. CEST/ARD). The fastest in the heats was Diribe Welteji of Ethiopia, who took 1:58.83 minutes.