Jackpot cracked, World Cup ticket booked - only with the damned 90 meters it was nothing again: Javelin thrower Johannes Vetter consoled himself with victory in the Diamond League after the Olympic bankruptcy of Tokyo.

The German record holder from Offenburg won the final in Zurich on Thursday evening with 89.11 meters.

In addition to a $ 30,000 win bonus, the 28-year-old sports soldier was also allowed to tick off the early World Cup qualification - the premier class winner has personal right to start in the 2022 title fights in Eugene in the United States.

“I'm very satisfied, it's a great distance - even if I would have liked to have cracked the 90 meters again,” said Vetter on Sky, “everything hurts, now the ISTAF in Berlin, and then it's off the holidays."

In the seventh competition in a row, Vetter stayed below the 90-meter mark, which he had previously exceeded seven times in a row between April and June.

Behind the former world champion, the Olympic fourth Julian Weber (Mainz) ensured a German double victory in second with 87.03 meters.

There was also a payday for Speer European Champion Christin Hussong (Zweibrücken), who prevailed with 65.26 meters ahead of World Champion Kelsey-Lee Barber (Australia, 62.68 meters) and went on the deserved lap of honor with Vetter.

Hussong can also use it to plan for Eugene.

“Nothing went right at the Olympics in Tokyo, but today I showed that I should have belonged on the podium,” said the 27-year-old athlete.

Gesa Felicitas Krause is exhausted

Over 3000 meters obstacle, European Champion Gesa Felicitas Krause (Trier) had to pay tribute to a tough season and clearly missed a top result.

The Olympic fifth came in ninth place out of ten runners in the 3000 meter obstacle race.

In 9: 32.69 minutes, the 29-year-old Krause clearly lagged behind her best time of the season, which she had last set with 9: 07.61 minutes at the meeting in Eugene.

“It's great to be running in front of an audience again.

But it is all the more bitter when you can't show anything.

I was just exhausted, there are days like that, ”said Krause, who runs at ISTAF on Sunday.

The Kenyan Norah Jeruto won in Zurich (9: 07.33).

The Jamaican sprint queen Elaine Thompson continued her series of dream times, winning the 100 meters in 10.65 seconds.

With 10.54 seconds, the Olympic champion ran into second place on the “all-time” best list in August.

Over 200 meters, Namibia's 18-year-old exceptional talent Christine Mboma increased the U20 world record to 21.78 seconds as the winner.

Another big show was the Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis (Sweden), who won with 6.06 meters and failed three times to improve his world record to 6.19 meters. Pole vaulter Anselika Sidorowa provided another highlight. The Russian, who started as a neutral athlete, became the third woman in history to jump 5.01 meters over five meters.