Paris – The Czech spearman was absent at today’s Diamond League encounter in Paris. Two-time Olympic winner Barbora potáková crossed the 60-meter mark at the start of both seasons, but a 60.35 performance was just enough for sixth place. Nikola Ogrodníková is eighth below the 57.58 average. The Japanese trustee of Czech coach David Sekerák Haruka Kitagučiová won with 63.13 appearances.

The forty-year-old potáková entered the season only on Tuesday, when he entered 58.70 meters in the Kladno throwing encounter. He improved his performance by more than a meter and a half today with his first pitch, but then he made no measured effort. During the first javelin competition in this year’s Diamond League, Ogrodníková endured the worst race of the season. For the first time, he did not reach more than sixty meters. His longest run in the second series from more than five yards was worse than his season high of 62.80.

With an effort from the third series for the second time this season, Kitagučiová got 63 yards and kept it unbeaten this year. After four wins at home and Tuesday’s win at Kladno Airport, he even won the best encounter category.

A month before defending his world title, youthful sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce showed off a hundred. The 35-year-old Jamaican woman clearly won in a time of 10.67, which equaled her own world record this year. The 2008 and 2012 London Olympics winner stripped her successor to the Olympic throne, Elaine Thompson-Herah, from last year’s meeting.

The highland competition was dominated by a Ukrainian trio, led by indoor world champion Jaroslava Mahuchichova, who increased her own world maximum to 201 centimeters. “It’s fun to jump 201 and I’m trying well in 205,” he said. He felt ready for the heights, even though it was very difficult for him to practice. “I have to stay focused on preparations despite everything that’s happening at home. It’s very difficult for me because I can’t go home until my season ends in September,” said a representative from the occupied country.

The fourth best female tower in history was demonstrated by a 22-year-old Kenyan native in Bahrain, Winfred Mutile Yavi, who increased her personal record to 8:56.55 and reached the top of the world chart this year.

The program also includes a triathlon for multi-combatants, in which decathlon world record holder Kévin Mayer completed just one shot (15.61) and distance (738). He didn’t face the last short hurdle because he found it too risky. “Instead, I ran 150 meters on the warm-up track at four hundred to simulate the final discipline of the first day of the decathlon. I’m quite happy with the result on the ball and the distance. Three weeks ago I couldn’t sprint and jump, so it’s getting better. I will stay healthy until the World Championships in Eugene, I can be very strong,” said the French multi-combat, who is plagued by frequent injuries.

The next stop of the Diamond League is Stockholm on 30 June.

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