The Males’s excessive bounce is an occasion about limits. The excessive jumper continues to leap till they miss a top. Observing Sanghyeok Woo and Hamish Kerr is all the time a deal with, because the athletes push one another to their limits.
On Friday, Hamish Kerr’s dream of defending his title from 2024 Glasgow ended at 2.28m, the place he needed to battle a number of athletes for the silver and bronze.
Woo, Kerr, Richards, and Kosiba cleared 2.14m and a couple of.20m on first clearances. Woo and Kerr wanted two makes an attempt at 2.24m, after which Wool cleared 2.28m and a couple of.31m on the primary makes an attempt.
Kerr cleared 2.28m on his first try, then took 3 recreation makes an attempt at 2.31m, nevertheless it was to not be.
Raymond Richards, JAM, took the bronze at 2.28m, simply forward of Elijah Kosiba (additionally clearing 2.28m SB)
Hamish Kerr, NZ, taking silver, spoke to the media in regards to the challenges of the excessive bounce:
“It was an excellent ambiance right here right this moment. My aim right this moment was to attempt to have a number of jumps, so greater than 5 jumps. I did that. I used to be pissed off with that 231, and that’s good as a result of after I’m pissed off, it signifies that I need to be right here and I actually need to do properly. So I do know that frustration will go house with me and plenty of success and happiness, however it should give me the starvation to return extra substantial subsequent time. At the moment truly reforms my confidence; I feel understanding the place I’m on my course of for this yr and getting a consequence like that’s fairly good. As a result of I’m attempting to alter issues, we’re attempting to get constant for later within the yr. I do know it’s solely getting higher and higher. My run-up clearly modified a couple of issues round my place within the curve. Additionally, I’m doing rather more health club work in my coaching technique. I’m getting a bit stronger. So with that, there’s all the time gonna be adjustments in my physique attempting to know and be assured about the place I’m in my run-up. It’s not fairly but, however I do know that the adjustments we’re making are glorious ones. At the moment, it exhibits we’re heading in the right direction. I simply have to do extra. I took a very long time after the Olympics. I’d solely have achieved 2 months of coaching coming to this, one other two, and one other two. And that’ll get us to the world champs. I’m simply gonna be so a lot better. Woo seems implausible on the market. He clearly had a tough time on the finish of final yr, and I beat him this time final yr, however he’s clearly ready very properly. I like to see him doing properly. I wish to be up there with him and push him alongside for a couple of extra heights.
Sanghyeok, WOO, Korea, took the gold. His feedback on the competitors have been telling:
“I can win this gold medal right this moment due to my expertise on the Paris Olympics final yr. I’ve heard individuals say it wouldn’t work out, however I’ve all the time beloved the excessive bounce. It’s a sport I do as a result of I actually take pleasure in it. Even in any case that, I continued coaching with my coach and simply had enjoyable with it. I need to take this second to sincerely thank my coach. After the Olympics, it was a bit powerful. However wanting again, it was only a short-term section. I got here again with Coach Kim, and we stated, let’s put together onerous for subsequent yr’s world indoor championships, so we labored along with that mindset. And now that I’ve been in a position to do properly once more, it’s really a beautiful evening for me. My coach inspired me to proceed doing the excessive bounce, which I like. So, I’m grateful for my expertise in Paris and my coach for permitting me to remain centered on the world championships and win one other gold medal. It has been an excellent motivation for me. I achieved what I aimed for. The ambiance right this moment was nice; the Chinese language crowd gave me extra vitality. I attempted for two.31m, and I’m a fortunate man right this moment. It was a troublesome competitors. I feel I’m prepared for Tokyo.”
