Show in the principality, Cheptegei 'clears' 5000 Bekele records
2020-08-14T20:36:59.976Z
He said it and he kept his word. Post-lockdown athletics restarts at the Stade Louis II in Monte Carlo in the name of Joshua Cheptegei, who in the 5000 meters breaks a world record that lasted for over 16 years. The 23-year-old Ugandan, already world champion in the 10,000 meters and world record holder in the 5 km road, races on his own and lap after lap, with incredible consistency, arrives at the finish with a 32-tooth smile and allowing himself to look at his watch : which marks 12'35 "37, almost two seconds less than the 12'37" 35 set by Kenenisa Bekele on May 31, 2004 in Hengelo. "Montecarlo is a special place, one of these places where I could have set the world record - Cheptegei said - It wasn't easy to stay motivated this year, with so many people forced to stay at home, but I pushed at best and with me I had the right staff, the right coach. And when I return home to Uganda, I will celebrate this result ". Deserved applause from the five thousand spectators of the Principality, who could not ask for anything better for the first stage of the Diamond League which officially marked the return of great athletics after the long stop. Yeman Crippa was also expected in the 5000: the 23-year-old from Fiamme Oro dreamed of snatching the Italian record that has lasted since 1990 (13'05 "59) from Toto 'Antibo but he can't even finish the race and has to raise the white flag. Italians, Claudio Michel Stecchi stops at 5.50 and is fourth in the auction where the world record holder Mondo Duplantis just needs the measure of 5.80 (but he will close at 6.00 meters on the third attempt while the jumps will not score at 6.15) to defeat an orphaned competition by Sam Kendricks - the American renounces because his auctions did not reach the Stade Louis II in time - and with a Thiago Braz once again far from the Olympic champion admired in Rio. Bella test for Anna Bongiorni in the 100: 11 "44 and sixth place in a race where the great favorite, the world vice-champion Marie-Josee Ta Lou, is only fourth in 11" 39 while the victory goes to the Swiss Ajla Del Ponte ( 11 "16). Fifth place for Paolo Dal Molin (13 "61), just behind Holloway, in the 110hs dominated by Orlando Ortega (13" 11), Olympic silver in Rio and world bronze one year ago in Doha. Erika Furlani eventually took to the platform but finished last in the high at 1.84 in a race dominated by the Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh, world silver in Doha, and Yuliya Levchenko (1.98). Among the protagonists of the Monegasque evening there is certainly Noah Lyles, who darted in the 200 in 19 "76 in front of his brother Josephus (20" 30), while in the 1000 and 'show of the Olympian Faith Kipyegon (2'29 "15) , who also takes the new African record. Great spectacle also in the 1500s, dominated by gold in Doha, Timothy Cheruiyot, who goes on the run, gets caught and then places the winning sprint: 3'28 "45, ahead of the most Jakob, the young man of the Ingebrigsten brothers, who consoles himself with the new European record (3'28 "68), snatching him from Mo Farah (3'28" 81) after seven years. The two-time world champion Karsten Warholm (47 "10, meeting record) flies in the 400hs, Sifan Hassan is forced to retire in the women's 5000hs, Beatrice Chepkoech does no better than sixth place and to establish herself, with the record of the meeting (14'22" 12) is the two-time world champion Hellen Obiri. In the 3000 hedges lacking of the world and Olympic champion Conseslus Kipruto, positive for coronavirus in recent days, success of Soufiane El Bakkali in 8'08 "04, prediction respected in the 800 for the world champion Donovan Brazier (1'43" 15, best time trial annual world championship), Lynna Irby wins the 400 women (50 "50), in the triple Yulimar Rojas finds the winning measure in the fourth jump at 14.27.
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August 14, 2020 He had said it and he was speaking. Post-lockdown athletics restarts at the Stade Louis II in Monte Carlo in the name of Joshua Cheptegei, who in the 5000 meters breaks a world record that lasted for over 16 years. The 23-year-old Ugandan, already world champion in the 10,000 meters and world record holder in the 5 km on the road, races on his own and lap after lap, with incredible consistency, arrives at the finish with a 32-tooth smile and allowing himself to look at his watch : which marks 12'35 "37, almost two seconds less than the 12'37" 35 set by Kenenisa Bekele on May 31, 2004 in Hengelo. "Montecarlo is a special place, one of these places where I could have set the world record - the words of Cheptegei - It was not easy to stay motivated this year, with so many people forced to stay at home, but I pushed to the maximum and with me I had the right staff, the right coach. And when I return home to Uganda, I will celebrate this result ". Deserved applause from the five thousand spectators of the Principality, who could not ask for anything better for the first stage of the Diamond League which officially marked the return of great athletics after the long stop. In 5000 the 23 year old he dreamed of Golden Flames rip Toto 'Antibo the Italian record that has lasted since 1990 (13'05 "59) but can not even finish the race and must raise the white flag was also expected Yeman Crippa:. Staying with Italians, Claudio Michel Stecchi stops at 5.50 and is fourth in the auction where the world record holder Mondo Duplantis just needs the measure of 5.80 (but he will close at 6.00 meters on the third attempt while the jumps will not score at 6.15) to defeat an orphaned competition by Sam Kendricks - the American renounces because his auctions did not reach the Stade Louis II in time - and with a Thiago Braz once again far from the Olympic champion admired in Rio. Bella test for Anna Bongiorni in the 100: 11 "44 and sixth final place in a race where the great favorite, the vice world champion Marie-Josee Ta Lou, is only fourth in 11" 39 while the victory goes to the Swiss Ajla Del Ponte ( 11 "16). Fifth place for Paolo Dal Molin (13 "61), just behind Holloway, in the 110hs dominated by Orlando Ortega (13" 11), Olympic silver in Rio and world bronze one year ago in Doha. Erika Furlani eventually took to the platform but finished last in the high at 1.84 in a race dominated by the Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh, world silver in Doha, and Yuliya Levchenko (1.98). Among the protagonists of the Monegasque evening there is certainly Noah Lyles, who darted in the 200 in 19 "76 in front of his brother Josephus (20" 30), while in the 1000 and 'show of the Olympian Faith Kipyegon (2'29 "15) , who also takes the new African record. Great spectacle also in the 1500s, dominated by gold in Doha, Timothy Cheruiyot, who goes on the run, gets caught and then places the winning sprint: 3'28 "45, ahead of the most Jakob, the young man of the Ingebrigsten brothers, who consoles himself with the new European record (3'28 "68), snatching him from Mo Farah (3'28" 81) after seven years. The two-time world champion Karsten Warholm (47 "10, meeting record) flies in the 400hs, Sifan Hassan is forced to retire in the women's 5000hs, Beatrice Chepkoech does no better than sixth place and to establish herself, with the record of the meeting (14'22" 12) is the two-time world champion Hellen Obiri. In the 3000 hedges lacking of the world and Olympic champion Conseslus Kipruto, positive for coronavirus in recent days, success of Soufiane El Bakkali in 8'08 "04, prediction respected in the 800 for the world champion Donovan Brazier (1'43" 15, best time trial annual world championship), Lynna Irby wins the 400 women (50 "50), in the triple Yulimar Rojas finds in the fourth jump the winning measure at 14.27.
