In the third attempt, 26-year-old Victoria Hudson should finally make it into the final of a major event. The javelin thrower, daughter of an Englishman who emigrated to Austria, has to finish in the top twelve in the qualification for the World Athletics Championships in Eugene on Thursday night (0.20 a.m. CEST). “The training went very well, technically it fits,” says Hudson, who screwed the ÖLV record to 64.68 meters last year. With a similar width, her ascent would be almost guaranteed.
Improving 20th place from the Olympic Games in Tokyo would be “of course cool,” said Susanne Walli before her World Cup semifinals tonight (from 3:53 a.m. CEST) over 400 meters. In the semi-finals, the woman from Linz takes with her the knowledge that she has outperformed many athletes with better times in the season. “I’m proud that I did it. I’ll give it my all again.” These high-class runs bring Walli a lot, also with regard to the European Championships in August in Munich. “The field is extremely strong. Getting there is a huge success,” praised her coach Wolfgang Adler.
IAAF World Championships in Eugene: Winner: Women, 1500 m: 1. Faith Kipyegon (Ken) 3:52.96 min.; Marathon: 1. Gotytom Gebreslase (Eth) 2:18:11 hrs; Triple jump: 1. Yulimar Rojas (Ven) 15.47 m; Heptathlon: 1. Nafissatou Thiam (Bel) 6947 pts.; Men, 3000 m steeplechase: 1. Soufiane El Bakkali (Mar) 8:25.13 min.; High Jump: 1. Mutaz Essa Barshim (Kat) 2.37 m.
Source: Nachrichten
