Ingebrigtsen breaks the record of the 2,000 meters of El Guerrouj

Updated Friday, September 8, 2023 – 23:39

Ingebrigtsen celebra su rcord, este viernes. OLIVIER HOSLETEFE

Brussels opens to the thirteenth round of the Diamond League. The Van Damme Memorial, one of the most prestigious meetings on the circuit. In his pursuit of the distant shadow of Hicham El Guerroujapply Jakob Ingebrigtsen to beat one of the Moroccan world records, the 2,000 meters. A non-Olympic distance that, unlike the mile and the 3,000, which are also not part of the classic program, is run very little.

And I did it. The important thing is not so much to beat the record for a distance that, due to its unusual nature, appears quite open, but rather the extent of the improvement. El Guerrouj ran in 1999 in 4:44.79. Ingebrigtsen did it in 4:43.13. Without a doubt, and apart from the Norwegian category, the new track materials and the famous “super shoes” are not foreign to these records. The 1,500 and the mile await.

The race was, of course, fertile in personal, area and national records. Starting by Mario Garca Romo, fifth in the test. His 4:49.85 left Jos Manuel Abascal’s 4:52.40 from 1986 far behind.

Armand Duplantis He naturally won the pole vault and over six meters (6.02). And, once again, with the entire stadium, some 40,000 souls already hanging only on his person, he also applied himself to try to beat his own world record (6,22). He narrowly missed on his third attempt.

Another success for Shericka Jackson

Even with the season waning, there is no shortage of big brands. Nothing strange, on the other hand, when there are formidable athletes in the fray. They are incapable of doing it wrong. Shericka Jackson continues to approach, at 200, the record of Florence Griffith (21.34). He won with 21.48. There are still a few precious cents separating him. Another of the Jamaican arrows, Elaine Thompson-Herah, took the 100 meters with 10.84. Good morning to Jamaicans. Shanieka Ricketts He broke (15.01) the very exclusive 15 meter barrier in the triple jump.

Laura Muir I dominated the 1,500 with 3:55.34 in a race in which Marta Pereztwelfth with 4:00.53, and Esther Guerrero, thirteenth with 4:02.27, did not go below four minutes, their permanent objectives. In the 400 hurdles, the usual display of Femke Bol term one 52.11.

The renovated Brussels track is very fast. The men of the 200 took advantage of it so that four of them went under 20 seconds: Kenneth Bednarek (19.79), Zharnel Hughes (19.82). Andre De Grasse (19.89) y Aaron Brown (19.98).

Yaroslava Mahuchikh He again passed (2.00) over two meters in the high jump. AND Haruka Kitaguchi He achieved the best world record of the year in the javelin throw: 67.38, a Japanese national record.

The 2023 Diamond League will travel to Eugene on the 16th and 17th.

2023-09-08 21:39:39
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