Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson ran the second fastest time ever in the 200m. Noah Lyles broke Michael Johnson’s US record. In this article you will find the most significant events of the night of the World Cup.
22.7.•Updated 22.7.
Finland Oliver Helander and Lassi Etelätalo advanced to the javelin final at the World Championships in Oregon on Friday. Helander was sixth in the qualification with a result of 82.41. Etelätalo was the last man to reach the final with a score of 80.03. Toni Keränen was eliminated from the final.
Helander threw only one throw in the qualifying, which you can watch in the video that is the main picture of this article. Although he didn’t cross the qualifying mark (83.50), the place in the final seemed so certain after the opening that there was no need for additional throws.
– It was not a good throw. Started from the side, and the support was not the best in the world. There was room for improvement. Then in the final, Helander commented in a TV interview.
The javelin men’s final is on the program early on Sunday at 4:35 a.m. Finnish time.
Lassi Etelätalo was excited until the end, when he threw sixth in the first qualifying group with a result of 80.03. Etelätalo threw his best on his third attempt.
Etelätalo took the final place with a difference of 37 cents from Latvia Patriks Gailumsi.
– All the throws were a bit low. It’s probably due to the speed, as a couple of throws had to be hit against the wind, Etelätalo said.
Etelätalo was also the last man to advance to the finals at the World Championships in Doha 2019. At that time, he was fourth in the final competition.
Toni Keränen was disappointed with his own qualifying throws, the best of which brought a result of 78.52. Keränen, 24, was the 18th qualifier.
– One warm-up throw hurt my ankle, and after that I went careful with the throws. I can’t say what happened in it. The support came to the ground and there was a small thud. It fell on deaf ears, he admitted.
Even before the qualifying, Keränen spoke about the coating of the throwing area of the World Cup stadium in Eugene, which is thinner than usual. Keränen was afraid that he might have challenges with the support leg slipping.
– It didn’t slip, but I didn’t hear many compliments about the throwing place when I was talking to others, Keränen said.
The world stars of the javelin seemed that neither the headwind nor the throwing location hindered their progress.
Grenada Anderson Peters won the qualifier with a score of 89.91, India Neeraj Chopra was second in qualifying (88.39) and Germany Julian Weber third (87.28). You can watch the trio’s throws below. The story continues after the videos.
Terrible times at 200 meters
of Jamaica Shericka Jackson served a decent show in the 200m final. Jackson defeated the 100m world champion, Jamaica By Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and stopped the clocks in a race record of 21.45.
You can watch the women’s 200m final below.
Only the United States has run faster than Jackson Florence Griffith-Joynerwhose world record of 21.34 is from 1988.
Fraser-Pryse’s time was also a tough 21.81. It’s his best of the season. of Great Britain Dina Asher-Smith took bronze with a time of 22.02.
Reigning World Champion Noah Lyles was completely overmatched in the 200m final. Lyles won the World Championship gold with a time of 19.31 and broke by Michael Johnson By a hundredth of the US record.
The winning time is the top time this season, with which it ranks third in the world all-time statistics. Only Jamaica has run faster than Lyles Usain Bolt (19,19) and Jamaican Yohan Blake (19,26).
The USA took a triple victory, as they ran for silver Kenneth Bednarek and for bronze, a young promise of the future Erriyon Knighton.
Määttänen started with a bold tactic
Value contest debutant Eveliina Määttänen missed the heats in the 800 meters. Määttänen was sixth in his heat with a time of 2:02.68. He finished 32nd in his category.
Määttänen did not hesitate in his first value race start. The Finnish runner bravely set off and was second in the race after the first round.
– I had thought that I would boldly catch up to the top, but not as a pacesetter. I tried to fight for positions, Määttänen told about his tactics.
Määttänen changed his major last fall. The former 400 meter swimmer began to focus on the 800 meter distance. Määttänen admitted that he is particularly excited about the tactical aspect of the games and that there is still room for improvement.