2023-07-29 16:14:31
Ferdinand Omanyala, currently the fastest man in the world over 100 meters, had to give way to someone else at the Josko running meeting.
Athletics is a family sport. At the Josko running meeting on Saturday in Andorf, this was made just as clear by the hopes of young talent as by world-class athletes.
The current world’s best 100-meter runner was honored in the Innviertel: Two years ago, Ferdinand Omanyala from Kenya conjured up a historic 9.86-second run on the Andorfer Bahn, the second fastest time ever run in Austria. This year he was not favored by luck: rain in the run-up, but still 10.08 seconds. Then in the final a stumble at the start. Despite this, Omanyala ran 10.07 against a headwind, but had to admit defeat in second place behind Eugene Amo-Dadzie (GBR/10.04). The Briton recently even won in Graz with a 9.93. “I love to run in Austria,” he confessed and gained further sympathy with a lap of honor including a handshake for all fans.
Omanyala took it easy: “This is sport. You win and you lose.” The construction for the World Championships in Budapest (19th to 27th August) fits, and in Andorf “Ferdi” spent a few nice days as a guest at home with organizer Klaus Angerer His wife Laventa meanwhile sold T-shirts and caps right next to the track with the Inscription “Africas Fastest”: “The proceeds go to children in our homeland to promote their physical activity,” she explains. “So that Kenya can continue to have the fastest runners in Africa.”
Pacemaker pulled Stöger to the best time
With the support of her loved ones, Salzburg’s medal collector Katharina Stöger put another personal best on the track at the season finale. Over the rarely run 1000 meters, in front of her mother and sister, she was a good seven seconds faster in 2:47.39 minutes than she had been in second place behind the Croatian Nina Vukovic in her fastest kilometer so far. “I couldn’t have done it without my pacemaker,” she said. Her friend David Rastl, back in running shoes after a long break, had “pulled” the Union Salzburg athletes – now it’s time for a well-deserved vacation.
Amira Simon was second over 100 meters in the B final (12.24 and 12.20 in the heat), Paul del Negro improved his personal best time over 1000 meters to 2:31.22 min.
Good World Cup tests from Weißhaidinger, Hudson and Gogl-Walli
Discus thrower Lukas Weißhaidinger is in the middle of the World Cup build-up. There are no records, but Andorf’s series is impressive. With 64.48 meters, the local hero won in front of strong competition: Christoph Harting, Olympic champion from 2016, came to 63.56 meters, the New Zealand newcomer Connor Bell to 63.28 meters. Lukas Stiper (Uion Salzburg LA) also used the “Luki” cheering, he recorded 46.94 meters. And because the discus throwers are a big family, everyone cheered on each other. Of course, Lukas Weißhaidinger was accompanied by his girlfriend Hanna at his home game. Like Lukas Weißhaidinger, javelin thrower Victoria Hudson is already geared towards the World Cup. The Lower Austrian finished second with 58.94 meters. Susanne Gogl-Walli, who competed over 400 meters in Budapest, won the 200-meter run (23.53 seconds) – Gogl-Walli could travel to the Olympics in Paris in a year with her husband and professional cyclist Michael Gogl. Last but not least, Oliver Glasner’s visit to Andorf was purely family-related: the daughter of the currently unemployed soccer star coach runs for the organizing club IGLA Longlife. Fancy the job that has become vacant in Salzburg? Glasner, who enjoys being at home with his family during the holidays, gave a short and clear answer: “No time…”
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