Rojas surprisingly did not lead after the first series, when Jamaica’s Shanieka Ricketts with a jump of 14.89 meters overtook him even at the top of the current world charts. But it does not last long. With her second jump, Rojasová nearly flew over the fifteen meter and a half mark and practically sealed her victory. Then he did two more fifteen meter jumps, but he did not improve.

“I want to jump further,” said Rojas, whose indoor world record is 15.74 meters. His preparations for the World Cup were affected by an injury to his left foot. “I lacked training, I overcame injuries and everything that stood in my way to reach this goal. It’s a reward for persistence, will, and the belief that it can be done,” says the 26-year-old triple jumper.

Baršim has been outstanding in the upland sector. The star from Qatar made six successful jumps, which brought him to this year’s world record of 237 centimeters. He didn’t need to jump any further as no one else had gotten that high. “Nobody has ever managed to win three titles in a row (high). I came here to change that. It’s amazing that I managed to defend the gold from Doha after my injury,” said Baršim.

The second Olympic champion from Tokyo, Italian Gianmarco Tamberi, did better than in the troubled qualifying, but 233 centimeters was only enough for fourth place. Andrij Procenko from Ukraine clinched the medal with a better record. World indoor champion U Sang-hjok from Korea won the silver medal over 235 centimeters.

The final of the women’s 1500 meters was very fast paced, with the favorite waiting for nothing and immediately running away from the rest of the starting court. Towards the final round, trio Kipyegova, Gudaf Tsegay and Laura Muir took the lead. Two-time Olympic champion Kenya Kipyegonová had the most power at the finish line, crossing the line in 3:52.96 and winning again at the World Championships after placing second at Doha 2019. Tsegayová of Ethiopia won silver today (3:54.52 ), bronze was won by Olympic silver medalist Muirová (3:55.28).

Thiam, a two-time Olympic champion in the heptathlon, has his second world title. He broke it in the final 800 metres, where he improved his personal record to 2:13.00 and was clear ahead of current Dutch leader Anouk Vetter. The order of the first two places is the same as last year’s Olympics in Tokyo. This time Thiam got 6947 and Vetter 6867 points.

Belgian favorite Thiam led for most of the two days’ competition. He took the lead after the second discipline, namely his strong stature, and he held the pole position even after the long haul. But the javelin changed the balance of power. Winner of this year’s prestigious all-around event in Götzis, Vetter threw 58.29 meters, beating his Belgian rival by more than five metres. In the conversion, that meant a 102-point gap, and thanks to that, Vetterová had about 1.3 seconds remaining in the final lap.

But that wasn’t enough for him, he lost to Thiam by more than seven seconds in the last eight. The 27-year-old Belgian took the title from London 2017. Three years ago in Doha, she finished second at the world championships behind Britain’s Katharina Johnson-Thompson, who finished eighth on Eugene after health issues and another with 6222 points. .

The bronze medal was won by American tennis player Anna Hallová, who at the age of twenty-one rejoiced at her life’s success. After winning in the round of 16, he closed the heptathlon with 6755 points.

In the 3,000 meter racetrack, the Olympic winner’s position was confirmed by Sufján El Bakkali of Morocco, who decided on a slow race in the final chute. It ended the dominance of Kenyan runners who had dominated the event at the last seven world championships.

Lamech Girma from Ethiopia, as in Tokyo and in the WC in Doha 2019, still has silver left. “It was very slow, which ruined my plans. I tried to change my tactics but there was nothing I could do. I’m going for gold next year, I’m starting to train for that now,” said Girma.

Conseslus Kipruto from Kenya finished third, which is already his fifth world medal in this discipline. The two-time champion has been on the podium in WC since Moscow 2013.

In addition to the usual obstacles, the riders had to overcome unusual ones – on the first lap an inattentive cameraman got in their way, and they circled him from both sides.

World Championships in Athletics in Eugene:

Final, men – 3000 m b .: 1. El Bakkali (Mar) 8:25.13, 2. Girma (Et.) 8:26.01, 3. Kipruto (Kenya) 8:27.92, 4. Wale (Et.) 8:28, 68, 5. Kibiwot (Kenya ) 8:28.95, 6. Jager (USA) 8:29.08, 7. Haileselassie (Eit.) 8:29.40, 8. Bor (USA) 8:29.77 . Tall: 1. Baršim (Cat) 237, 2. U Sang-hjok (Korea) 235, 3. Procenko (Ukr.), 4. Tamberi (It.) both 233, 5. McEwen (USA) 230, 6. Lovett ( Kan .) and Zayas (Cuba), 8. Shinno (Jap.) all 227.

Princess – 1500m: 1. Kipyegon (Kenya) 3:52.96, 2. Tsegay (Et.) 3:54.52, 3. Muir (Brit.) 3:55.28, 4. Hailu (Et.) 4:01.28 , 5. Ennaoui (Poland) 4 :01.43, 6. Johnson (USA) 4:01.63, 7. Hall (Aust.) 4:01.82, 8. Nanyonda (Ug.) 4:01, 98. Triple jump: 1. Rojasová (Ven.) 15.47, 2. Rickettsová (H.) 14.89, 3. Franklinová (USA) 14.72, 4. Pérezová (Cuba) 14.70, 5. Lafondová (Dom.) 14 .56, 6. Orjiová (US ) 14.49, 7. Williamsová (H.) , 8. Mamonaová (Portugal) both 14.29. Heptathlon: 1. Thiamová (Belg.) 6947 (100m breaststroke: 13.21 – height: 195 – shot: 15.03 – 200m: 24.39 – distance: 659 – javelin: 53.01 – 800m: 2:13, 00). 2:06.67), 4. Suleková (Poland) 6672, 5. Vidtsová (Belg.) 6559, 6. Kälinová (Switz. ) 6464, 7. Oosterwegel (Netherlands) 6440, 8. Johnson-Thompson (Brit.) 6222.

Preliminary and qualifying rounds, men – 200 m: 1. Lyles (USA) 19.98, …35. George (Czech Republic) 20.73. Princess – 200m: 1. Seyniová (Niger) 21.98. Disc: 1. Allman (USA) 68.36.