American excels as Sander Skotheim of Norway wins decathlon in fashion and Britain’s Abi Pawlett, Sammy Ball and Lewis Church get pleasure from memorable weekend
Anna Corridor went equal No.2 on the world all-time heptathlon rankings and Sander Skotheim continued his successful behavior within the decathlon, whereas British athletes Abi Pawlett, Sammy Ball and Lewis Church impressed on the fiftieth anniversary of the Götzis Hypomeeting.
Corridor scored a meet report of 7032 on Sunday (June 1) to hitch Carolina Klüft on the world all-time lists. Solely Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the world record-holder with 7291, has a greater mark.
The American was a powerful winner within the Austrian city in 2023 however underwent knee surgical procedure forward of the Paris Olympics, the place she completed fifth.
“The final heptathlon I did earlier than this broke my coronary heart,” stated Corridor. “However I really feel like this heptathlon healed it.”
Corridor started her weekend with 13.19 for 100m hurdles after which took the lead with a 1.95m PB within the excessive soar. One other PB of 14.86m adopted within the shot put earlier than she ended day one with 23.37 within the 200m.
Day two started with a 6.44m lengthy soar then a 46.16m javelin PB earlier than storming house with a 2:01.23 800m PB to interrupt the 9000 factors barrier in fashion.
Sadly double world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson was not in Götzis after having withdrawn a couple of day earlier than the occasion with a minor damage. Olympic gold medallist Nafi Thiam wasn’t competing right here this yr both.
Of their absence, Sofie Dokter of the Netherlands stepped as much as present the closest opposition, as she additionally loved a number of PBs to attain a 6576 PB.
In third, Colombia’s Martha Araujo set a South American report of 6475.
Flying the flag for Britain in Johnson-Thompson’s absence, Pawlett loved the competitors of her life as she improved her PB from 6011 to a Welsh report of 6315, transferring her from No.18 to No.6 on the UK all-time rankings.
The 22-year-old Trafford athlete started with a Welsh report of 12.94 (-0.6) within the 100m hurdles and adopted with a 1.74m excessive soar – her greatest mark for 5 years.
Pawlett then threw the shot 13.46m and ended with the quickest 200m within the competitors of 23.06 (0.5).
Day two started with one other PB of 6.42m (0.3) within the lengthy soar and a 35.44m javelin earlier than ending with a giant 800m PB of two:15.43.
Skotheim gained European and world indoor pentathlon titles earlier this yr and in Götzis he reclaimed the Norwegian decathlon report from Olympic champion Markus Rooth with 8909 factors, a mark that additionally locations him equal seventh on the world all-time rankings.
Runner-up was Kyle Garland of the USA with 8626 as Simon Ehammer and Niklas Kaul positioned joint third with 8575, with Ehammer setting a Swiss report after having unleashed an 8.34m lengthy soar throughout his weekend.
Brits Sammy Ball and Lewis Church each broke the 8000 factors barrier as they completed twelfth and thirteenth respectively.
Ball, 20, scored 8100 to go No.6 on the UK all-time rankings, whereas Church, 28, scored 8093 as each males notched up PBs.
Ball’s marks included 10.55 for 100m, 47.29 for 400m and 4:18.12 for 1500m, whereas Church excessive jumped 2.03m and clocked 4:21.23 within the 1500m as each Brits completed with a flourish.
Full outcomes right here.
