Athletics: Mihambo continues in Karlsruhe than as soon as a turner | EUROtoday

With world yr finest efficiency, lengthy soar Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo has a 30-year-old model of Heike Drechsler cracked. At the worldwide athletics corridor assembly in Karlsruhe, the athlete from LG Kurpfalz received 7.07 meters. In doing so, she jumped one centimeter as an extended soar legend Heike Drechsler in 1994. This yr as the primary lengthy jumper worldwide, the seven meters.

“There are other records”

Mihambo took care of the spotlight from a German perspective in entrance of round 3,500 spectators. “Of course it is always nice to reach a meeting record,” mentioned Mihambo 4 days after her thirty first birthday. “Of course there are big footsteps and there are other records that are even more exciting than such a meeting record.”

Mihambo was aimed toward Drechsler’s German file from 1988. It is 7.48 meters. Mihambos Best Wide is 7.30 meters, jumped in her World Cup victory in 2019. In the Europahalle, by which the assembly was capable of return for the fortieth anniversary after the renovation, Mihambo received forward of Mikaelle Assani (Baden-Baden). In the sixth try, the acclaimed native hero Assani jumped 6.79 meters.

Exciting shot put last

In the top-class shot put competitors, Olympic champion Yemisi Ogunleye took fourth place with 19.49 meters. The victory went to the Canadian corridor world champion with Sarah Mitton, whose ball landed on the world yr’s better of 20.68 meters. “I’m super satisfied, the highlights are still coming,” mentioned Paris Olympic champion Ogunleye. “Everything in its time. We have proven that when it issues, we’re on the entrance. »

Lückenkemper happy

Gina Lückenkemper completed fifth in 7.22 seconds over 60 meters. The European European Champion of Munich 2022 had solely entered coaching late. “I’m really satisfied,” mentioned Lückenkemper, who had received bronze with the season in Paris. “In Düsseldorf and Berlin, it is attacked again,” she mentioned with a view to the ISTAF competitions. It received Patrizia van der Weken from Luxembourg in 7.13 seconds.

This yr the World Championships in Tokyo in September are the spotlight of the athletes. The place is particular for Mihambo, as a result of there she received Olympic gold in 2021.

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