Women’s 800m final on Sunday from 21:45. Athletics World Championships 19.8.–27.8. Ylen channels. See the schedule and broadcast information of the games at this link.
A week before the start of the World Championships in Athletics, we heard about a huge disappointment. One of the brightest track and field athletes of recent years Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone said on his social media channels that he will not be seen in Budapest due to a knee problem.
A year ago, the 24-year-old American, who set an incredible ME time of 50.68 in the women’s 400-meter hurdles, would have attempted a historic feat at the World Championships. This year, the star runner who aimed for the smooth track circuit could have become the first female runner who has reached the prestigious race battery at the global level on both a smooth and fenced track circuit.
In terms of statistics, it would have been possible in Budapest, because he has the number one time in the world statistics this season, 48.74. In international athletics circles, it is considered likely that McLaughlin-Levrone will aim for the title in both distances at next year’s Paris Olympics.
McLaughlin-Levrone’s coach is a well-known success coach Bob Kersee. It was also close to not being the current star runner of the man Athing Mud would also have been seen at the World Cup.
At the age of 21, the participation of the 800-meter runner, who already won the Olympic gold and the world championship, in the World Championships was a complete mystery until a few weeks ago before the h-moment.
For the World Cup or on vacation
This year, before the World Championships, Mu had competed only once in his main distance and in general only three times in any running distance. However, it was not about any kind of physical ailments.
It has been speculated that the star runners being coached by Kersee would completely ignore the World Cup on the terms of the Paris Olympics. For general athletes, the Summer Olympics are a more attractive event than the World Cup in terms of visibility and marketing.
Kersee emphasized that the decision is mine.
– It is up to us if we decide to train for this year and focus on next year. The training has gone well. We’re going to rehearse here (in Los Angeles) for the next two weeks. And the next time he’s on a plane, he’s either going on vacation or going to Budapest, he said For the Los Angeles Times the beginning of August.
However, Mu was finally seen at the World Championships. On Sunday, the young woman can aim for her third consecutive title race win.
The best race of the World Cup?
My parents once moved from Sudan to the United States. He is the first of the family’s seven children to be born and raised entirely in the United States.
As an all-around athlete, Mu first ran properly in 2021. He first ran in the US championships at the age of 19 with a top time of 1:56.07.
In Tokyo, he pushed for the Olympic victory, also leaving the Brit born in 2002 Keely Hodgkinson to silver. At the end of the season, Mu finished eighth in the all-time record with a time of 1:55.04.
Last year, he went to his home race in Oregon, USA, with Hodgkinson in a furious final battle for the World Championship gold, which ended in the American’s favor.
The women’s 800m final held on Sunday has the ingredients for even the finest competition of these World Championships.
Many believe that Hodgkinson, who twice missed the silver medal in the prestigious competition, now has the best shot of his career to become the global champion. This year, he has run the top time in the world statistics and his record is 1:55.77.
This summer, Kenya has also been in high spirits Mary Moraa (1.56,71). He has also been able to beat Hodgkinson.
Mu, who has competed little this year, is only ranked 16th in the world statistics with a time of 1:58.73. Finnish record holder in men’s 800 meters and Sara from Lapland coaching Ari Suhonen however, believes in My victory.
In 1989, Suhonen’s 800-meter SE was run in 1:44.10. A year earlier, he reached the European indoor track championship in 1,500 meters.
– If you think about what tactics you could use to beat him, I can’t think of any. A small question mark is whether he is in top form.
Mulle, who ran in the third World Championship semi-final, was cold on Friday. He collided with his racing partner at 500 meters. Mu staggered, but still managed to stay upright.
However, the defending champion was slightly behind the group, but managed to catch up with the group and crossed the finish line second. That said something about the woman’s striking ability.
The oldest ME in history?
Mu made a surprising regional conquest this year, when he tried the 1,500-meter distance at the US championships. In that, he clocked 4:03.44, which Suhonen considers a really hard time for a runner like Mu.
– He is the kind of guy who can threaten the women’s 800 meters long-standing record. At least all the conditions are there.
The statement is harsh, because we are talking about the oldest valid world record in athletics of all time. Represented Czechoslovakia at the time Jarmila Kratochvílová ran in 1983 ME time 1:53.28.
In 40 years, the closest to Kratochvílová’s cheekless quote has come to Kenya Pamela Jelimo in 2008 with a time of 1:54.01. It’s a junior world record.
Suhonen, who knows everything about 800-meter running, bases his view on Mun’s fast pace with the so-called under and over distances. In addition to the tough 1,500 meters, Mu has raw speed. Two years ago, 400 meters was a record time of 49.57.
Superstars have a wild difference
In the future, Mulla has the potential to reach times under 49 seconds on the track lap, which are used to run for medals year after year at the World Championships and Olympics.
If you look at the speed of the under distance, he clearly has enough speed to run the world record in less than 800 meters.
Similarly, Keely Hodgkinson’s 400m record is 51.46.
– He is two seconds behind, which is a lot. Se Mu’s strength over the distance (1,500 m) was a bit of a surprise to me, because I have considered him to be such a speed type. He was still able to run 4:03.44, Suhonen beams.
McLaughlin-Levrone, a better-known all-around athlete worldwide, can aim for gold in the Olympic Games in Paris in the tobacco, 400 meters and 400 meters hurdles. Suhonen believes that Mu can also do the double, in 800 meters and 400 meters.
– Tonnivitone still has a long way to go to the 1,500 meter Olympic gold, if you think about it Faith Kipyegonia (ME woman). It would be more realistic to run 400 and 800 meters. It is not a long distance that he could fight for Olympic gold in the 400 meters.
Women’s 800m final on Sunday from 21:45.
Sunday’s program of the World Cup
at 8:00 a.m. marathon, men, final
at 21:00 high jump, women, final Ella Junnila
at 21:15 javelin throw, men, final Oliver Helander
at 21:20 5,000 m, men, final
at 21:45 800 m, women, final
at 22:05 3,000 m ej, women, final
at 22:37 4×400 m, men, final
at 22:50 4×400 m, women, final