In the American Eugene, the World Championships in Athletics ended, at which three world records were broken and a number of interesting results were shown.

Perhaps the most striking of them was the new achievement of the Swedish genius in the pole vault Armand Duplantis.

Of course, they expected an enchanting performance from him - it was not for nothing that the organizers put the final in the men's pole on the last day of the competition - and the Olympic champion did not let us down.

He was the only one who overcame the bar at a height of 6 meters, and already in the rank of winner he could order any height.

He first took 6.06 on his first try, a centimeter better than the world championship record held since 2001, and then asked for an incredible 6.21, five centimeters more than his previous outdoor record set at the Diamond League in Stockholm at the end of June.

The first attempt to Duplantis failed, and in the second he jumped over the bar with a huge margin.

By the way, this is the fifth world record for the Swede.

And, oddly enough, the first victory at the world championship - in 2019 in Doha, he was content with silver with a rather modest result of 5.97 meters.

So, as the athlete himself said, it was a medal that he lacked.

“During the competition, I didn’t even think about a world record, because I just desperately wanted to win.

It is very important for me that I was able (to win. -

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) in this way.

I am very grateful for this.

I don't think I showed my best.

As long as I feel like I can push the boundaries, my motivation will continue.

Besides, I like it, ”Duplantis said after the performance.

Phenomenal McLaughlin

A real sensation in Eugene was made by 22-year-old American Sidney McLaughlin.

The athlete set the fourth world record for the year in the 400 meters hurdles.

Moreover, at the World Championships, she showed a simply phenomenal result - 50.68 seconds, becoming the first runner in history to run out of 51 seconds.

Second place Dutchwoman Femke Bol lost to McLaughlin by more than a second and a half, and former world record holder Delilah Muhammad, who became third, was 2.5 behind.

“This is just an incredible time, the sport is getting faster and faster.

I think what other barriers remain.

I just have to get faster.

In the 400m hurdles, the level definitely goes up.

There are a few girls who are ready to show a new level of the possibilities of the human body, and we see that time continues to shorten, ”McLaughlin said.

In turn, Muhammad noted that she always knew: sooner or later one of the athletes would break the barrier of 51 seconds, and after the final in Eugene, she was also sure that it was realistic for Sydney to lose another second from the result.

First World Cup gold for Nigeria

The most unexpected was the record of Nigerian Toby Amusan in the hundred-meter hurdles, and first of all for herself.

A significant event occurred in the semi-final race, where the 25-year-old athlete finished with a result of 12.12 seconds, dropping 0.08 seconds from Kendra Harrison's previous world record.

And two hours later, in the final, she ran for 12.06, but this result was not ratified as a record due to exceeding the permissible wind force.

However, the runner brought Nigeria its first-ever gold medal at the World Championships in Athletics.

“My goal was to run the race and win the gold, which I did.

In general, I believe in my abilities, but I did not expect to break the world record at these competitions.

My goal is always to perform well and win.

And the world record is a bonus.

I knew I could do it, but when I looked at the screen after the semi-finals, I couldn't believe it.

Sooner or later it had to happen,” Amusan said after the final.

However, some experts have questions about whether there was a failure in the time-measuring equipment.

So, the famous runner Michael Johnson said that he did not believe the recorded result.

“World record broken by 0.08 seconds!

Set 12 personal records, five national.

And after her personal and national record, Cindy Sember also said: "I thought I was running slowly."

All the athletes looked dumbfounded, ”wrote the four-time Olympic champion on Twitter.

Golden point in Felix's career

Not a world record, but no less phenomenal achievement was set at the tournament by Allison Felix.

Without exaggeration, the legendary runner, winner of 18 world championship medals (before these competitions), was selected for the home championship only in the mixed relay 4x400 meters.

The final in this event took place on the first day, and the American four won bronze medals.

After that, Felix announced her retirement and left Eugene.

But it turned out that this was not the last word in the sport of the seven-time Olympic champion.

The coaches of the national team decided to give her the opportunity to hold another race - in the 4x400 relay.

As Felix said, the call caught her in a cafe at the moment when she was just about to take on spicy wings and soda.

“They asked me if I would come back to run another round and help the team - and I threw away the wings,” the runner admitted.

She took part in the qualifying race and helped the team reach the final from first place.

In the decisive stage, Felix did not perform, but received a gold award, which was won by her teammates.

Thus, she now has a record 20 world championship medals, including 14 gold ones.

Barshim's third consecutive victory

And Mutaz Barshim became the first ever three-time world champion in the men's high jump.

In women, a similar achievement belongs to the Russian woman Maria Lasitskene.

In Eugene, the Qatari gave an amazing series, not having made a single unsuccessful attempt up to the mark of 2.42 meters, which he ordered already in the rank of winner, but did not overcome.

Gold was brought to him by a jump at a height of 2.37 meters - this is the best result of the season in the world.

The athlete noted that the main thing for him at these competitions was to win, but he did not think about a world record.

Mutaz's personal record is 2.43 meters, which is only two centimeters less than the achievement of Javier Sotomayor, set back in 1993.

“No one has yet managed to win three golds in a row.

I have a name in our sport, but I never felt like the greatest, ”Barshim said modestly after the victory.