Annik Kälin took a superb 6th place on Monday evening in the Eugene Worlds heptathlon, her first major international competition.
The 22-year-old Grisonne improved her Swiss record by 66 points in an event won by Nafissatou Thiam. Ideally launched with a better mark on 100 m hurdles on Sunday (13”17), Annik Kälin accumulated 6464 points to beat a national record which she has held since May. His 6th place is the 2nd best Swiss result in an all-around at the Worlds, after Stephan Niklaus’ 5th place in 1983 in Helsinki.
Annik Kälin thus erases her disappointments in the 2022 financial year in a beautiful way. Victim of back pain, she had to give up during the Europeans indoors and had to end her summer season in May, without even being able to try to win his ticket for the Tokyo Olympics.
200 m: Kambundji pass
Brilliant 5th in the 100m the day before, Mujinga Kambundji successfully negotiated his entry into the running in the 200m. Bronze medalist in the discipline at the 2019 Worlds, she finished 8th in the series in 22”34. The best time was the work of Aminatou Seyni (21”98, Niger record).
Kambundji, who “only” holds the 9th time among the entries with his 22”18 achieved at Wankdorf in June, will once again have to sublimate Tuesday evening in the semi-finals to be one of the 8 finalists. All the favorites are indeed part of this 200m, the final of which is scheduled for Thursday evening.
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