Yemisi Ogunleye has reached the World Cup shot put final with a personal best. Sara Gambetta also progressed. The eighth day at the World Championships in Athletics in Budapest at a glance. We will keep you up to date in the first and in the live stream as well as in the live ticker at sportschau.de.
Kugelstossen – Ogunleye und Gambetta im Finale
Yemisi Ogunleye from Mannheim has reached the World Cup final in shot put with a personal best. In the qualification, like her DLV teammate Sara Gambetta from Halle an der Saale (18.70), she made it into the final (8.15 p.m., live on the first and on sportschau.det). Wattenscheider Julia Ritter was eliminated despite the season’s best jump of 18.41 m. “I want to call up the width again – and maybe it will continue tonight,” said Ogunleye in the Sportschau interview. The 24-year-old is “glad” to be able to go back into the ring after a break of just a few hours: “I’m sure I would have gotten nervous again overnight.” Gambetta is also “super happy” to be in the final.
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Decathlon – Neugebauer messes up the start of day two
Leo Neugebauer lost his lead in the decathlon at the start of the second day of competition. The 23-year-old crossed the finish line over 110 m hurdles in 14.75 seconds, well ahead of his best time. With 5,520 points, Neugebauer finished third in four disciplines before the medal decision. Place. Canadian Vice World Champion Pierce Lepage leads with 5,614 points ahead of fellow countryman and Olympic champion Damian Warner (5,596). In his World Championship debut, Manuel Eitel is eleventh after six disciplines with 5,221 points. European champion Niklas Kaul dropped out of the competition early on Friday due to foot problems.
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Marathon – Kejeta keeps up for a long time and comes eleventh
Marathon runner Melat Yisak Kejeta didn’t have a say in the awarding of a medal at the World Championships in Budapest. About a year after the birth of her daughter, the athlete from the Kassel running team took eleventh place in 2:29.04 hours in demanding external conditions. Gold went to Ethiopia’s Amane Beriso Shankule (2:24.23).
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