Athletics World Championships in Eugene
Ehammer confidently moves into the long jump final
Simon Ehammer is in the long jump final at the World Championships in Eugene, which takes place on Sunday night. The Appenzeller shows the fourth-best distance in the qualification with 8.09 m.
Published: 8:12 am
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Updated: 8:16 am
However, the competition did not go according to the taste of the year’s world best (8.45 m). After a zero and 7.90 m in the second attempt, which ultimately would not have been enough for the field of twelve in the final, the qualification was not yet settled. The liberation came only in the third and last attempt.
«Check it off. Everything is open once more for the final, the field is close together, »said the 22-year-old all-around athlete, who would be only too happy to snatch a medal from the specialists in the long jump. The top seven athletes in the qualification were separated by only 20 cm.
Moser also manages to qualify for the final
The bon mot “The unexpected often happens” applied to Angelica Moser. The pole vaulter entered the World Cup final (night on Monday) with a modest 4.35 m. After the Zurich native failed at 4.50 m for the third time, she left the mat very disappointed.
“I just wanted to say from the stadium and the trainer that she should rebook the flight,” said the woman from Zurich, describing her emotional state. Somewhat surprisingly, many athletes expressed difficulty with the facility. As a rule, around 20 cm more has to be offered at a major event in order to advance to the final.
The long jumper Benjamin Gföhler, on the other hand, was eliminated. He showed three valid attempts with the regularity of a Swiss watch. The distances were between 7.39 and 7.41 m. The man from Zurich was not quite fit for the competition. (SDA)
