The Ukrainian Mahuchikh opened the fourth round of the 2022 Diamond League, in Rabat, with a jump over 1.96 to take the high jump in a hot afternoon-night (24º) that anticipated a great athletics show with shining stars of this sport like the Dominican Paulino who won with authority in the 400 meters with a time of 50.10. The activity did not stop and from the tartan the attention went to the long corridor where the Greek Tentoglou took gallons to prevail with 8.27 ahead of the surprising Swiss decathlete Ehammer.
With no time to breathe, the turn of 1,500 with the presence of Mo Katir which was measured against important middle-distance names such as the British Wightman, who was the winner with a good time of 3:32.62. The one from Mula arrived well placed at the final 200 meters, but there he got stuck and the final stretch was very long to finish seventh with 3:34.95 (his best mark of the season). Time for the women’s 100 meters with the dazzling figure of the Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Heray, triple gold medal in Tokyo. Record of the meeting to win without any opposition with a great 10.83.
The second Spaniard on the Moroccan track was Mariano García, 800-meter indoor world champion in Belgrade. Fuente Álamo’s ‘La Moto’ had many bones ahead of it with a powerful African team on the starting line and the engine seized. Touches at the start perhaps made him spend too much strength and the Murcian was last with 1:48.48 in the victory of the Kenyan Wanyonyi (17 years old and junior world champion) who did 1:45.47. brand they improved several thousand kilometers away Álvaro de Arriba (1:44.85, personal best) and Adrián Ben (1:44.93) at the Silesia Memorial (Poland).
The Bakkali.
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Rabat continued with victories by North American Bednarek in 200 (20.21), Ethiopian Meshesha (3:57.30) in 1,500, American Morris (4.65) in pole vault, Slovenian Ceh (69.68) in discus, Dominican Lafond (14.46) in triple and the Kenyan Moraa (1:58.93) in the 800. The last test with Spanish representation was the 3,000 with Marta García and Solange Pereira. Great performance by the 24-year-old from León, who finished eighth in the victory of the Kenyan Cherono (8:40.29), with a time of 8:51.04… 43 seconds better than her best time always. Spectacular. Pereira had to leave with 800 meters to go.
Stellar moment with the appearance of the alien Karsten Warholm. The Norwegian who dropped 46 seconds (45.94) in the Tokyo 400 hurdles was making his outdoor debut… but shortly after clearing the first hurdle he reached for the back of his thigh. Puncture, contracture or injury to be determined that sets off the alarms ahead of the Oregon World Cup in July for one of the biggest current stars in athletics. The victory went to the North American Rosser (48.25). The end of the festival was a tremendous 3,000 obstacles with the local hero, El Bakkali, as the top favorite. The Olympic champion in Japan gave it his all and taking advantage of the battle with the Ethiopian Girma He ended up winning with 7:58.28 (best world record of the year and Top 10 in history) to the excitement and delight of the local public.