Javelin thrower cousin weakens and wins

Malaika Mihambo and Johannes Vetter weakened a bit at the last Diamond League meeting of the athletes before the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The javelin thrower from Offenburg averted his first defeat after 17 victories in a row on Tuesday evening in Gateshead – with 85.25 meters in the last round. The Olympic favorite then scolded the organizers at Sky because of the bad surface: “You can break your legs there. I was here for the first and last time! “

Long jump world champion Malaika Mihambo from LG Kurpfalz continues to have major problems with her approach and came in second with 6.65 meters. For the 27-year-old, it was the last competition before Tokyo. On July 4th, Mihambo landed in Stockholm at 7.02 meters, but supported by the wind. This time, indoor European champion Marina Bech-Romantschuk (Ukraine) was ahead with 6.77 meters. Behind Mihambo, the Spaniard Fátima Diane landed in second place, even though she jumped 6.67 meters. Mihambo was better than Diane on the controversial rule at meetings, where the top three fight out for placement on the sixth try.

Vetter is a clear Olympic favorite. The 28-year-old 2017 world champion, who last exceeded the 90-meter mark seven times in a row, also had to pay tribute to a tough training phase this time. Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago), the 2012 Olympic champion, reached 82.81 meters. The second place went to the German champion Julian Weber from Mainz with 81.07 meters thanks to the decisive final round.

Most recently, Vetter did not win a competition in his third place at the 2019 World Cup in Doha / Qatar. He wants to undergo a final form check at the meeting in Thum on Friday. His world best for the year is 96.29 meters.