NANJING DAY 2
QUOTES OF THE DAY
Jakob Ingebrigtsen: “I attempted to be somewhat bit reserved, I might’ve in all probability needed to exit to the entrance somewhat earlier. It was somewhat little bit of a struggle, however I used to be assured that I could make a transfer within the final 100m and win, and in the end that was the primary aim. I might relatively run the 1500m. The 3000m is simply too lengthy, however clearly an even bigger subject, extra room for making a number of strikes, so there are a number of modifications in positioning. It’s a number of backwards and forwards, however you continue to should do the suitable issues. I don’t benefit from the 1500m warm-up, however the racing is a number of enjoyable, and that’s what I’m going to do tomorrow – have a number of enjoyable.”
Mondo Duplantis: “I really feel good, somewhat bit drained too. Manolo [Karalis] was pushing the heck out of me, however that’s enjoyable. It’s good to compete laborious like that. I believe we placed on a very good present for everyone. For me, it’s at all times this inside battle, and it doesn’t actually matter what all people else is doing. If Manolo is leaping nice, then it’s going to push me, and it may push me to be higher. But when not, I’m nonetheless going to attempt to get essentially the most out of myself as a result of I simply have one of these motivation and hearth in me. It simply comes from inside.”
RESULT OF THE DAY
Mondo Duplantis and Grant Holloway, each received their third successive World Indoor title. Whereas Duplantis has cleared 6 metres within the pole vault 102 occasions, Holloway has by no means misplaced the indoor hurdles and prolonged his 11-year-long successful streak.
SURPRISE OF THE DAY
Following her bronze medal on the European Indoors two weeks earlier, 23-year-old French pole vaulter Marie-Julie Bonnin cleared 475cm on her second try, bettering her PB by 4cm and equalling the nationwide file, to edge out the favourites and win the gold.
MEDALS (24 international locations)
USA 2-3-4; GBR 2-0-0; CUB, ETH, FRA, ITA 1-1-0; NOR, SUI 1-0-1
POINTS (42 international locations)
USA 97; CHN 31; ITA 27; GBR 25; AUS 23; JAM 20; ETH 19; FRA, SWE 17
TITLE DEFENDERS
Sure (3): Mitton, Duplantis, Holloway
No (4): Zango, H.Kerr, Caudery, Lafond
NC (7): Vidts, Coleman, St. Pierre, J.Kerr, Bol, Doom, Alfred
TOP MARKS
WL (2): 17.80 A.Díaz; 14.93 Pérez Hernández
AR (1): 1 – South America
AGENTS (particular person titles)
2 – Daniel Wessfeldt; 1 – Jorge Luis Aguilera, Ayodeji Akande, René Auguin, Younghoon Chung, Florian Clivaz, Caroline Feith, Eric Lilot, Olivier Mc Daniel, Yonas Mekonnon, John Regis, Hans Üürike.
Vanninen has no agent.
STATS
W 60: 0.03sec. is the equalled largest margin between 1-3; finest mark for place 8, second finest for 7; second title for Kambundji (2-0-1) shifting to second behind Devers, second medal for Dosso (0-1-1); first medal for LUX.
W TJ: Second medal for Pérez (1-1-0), third bronze for Peleteiro.
W 400: 0.03sec. is the second lowest victory margin at WI; second medal for Holmes (0-1-1); first title for GBR, first medal for NOR, USA leads the nation rating (6-5-6).
W 3000: Second finest marks for locations 3-8 at WI; tenth gold for ETH (10-5-4), USA (1-3-5) moved to 3rd (behind ETH and ROU), first medal for AUS.
W PV: Equalled finest mark for place 8 at WI; second medal for Šutej (0-1-1); first title for FRA, with 1-1-0 tying third (behind RUS and USA), first medal for SUI.
M 60H: 0.12sec. is the second largest victory margin at WI; third title for Holloway, equalling A.Johnson; USA leads with 13-5-5.
M 400: 45.09 by Bailey is the third finest efficiency at WI; second finest mark for place 4; first clear sweep, USA with 6-5-4.
M PV: 615cm by Duplantis is the second finest efficiency at WI and 605cm by Karalis equalled third finest efficiency; finest mark for place 2, equalled finest mark for place 3; third title for Duplantis, equalling Bubka (+1 title at WIG’85) and Lavillenie; finest mark for place 6 (equalled for five) and equalled second finest marks for locations 4 and seven; fourth medal for Kendricks (0-3-1) and second for Karalis (0-0-2); third title for SWE, shifting to 3rd (3-1-0) behind URS and FRA.
M 3000: First medals for NOR (gold) and AUS at WI, ETH is first within the nation rating (8-3-5).
NANJING NEWS
NANJING (CHN): European Indoor champion Sander Skotheim leads the heptathlon with 3649 factors after the primary day, additionally leaping to 800 within the lengthy bounce. Heath Baldwin of USA is second, dropping 146 factors, and Estonia’s Johannes Erm third (- 152 factors).
NANJING (CHN): After successful silver within the 800m in 2022 and gold within the 1500m in 2024, Ethiopian Freweyni Hailu picks up her third straight World Indoor medal within the 3000m.
NANJING (CHN): Nationwide data from Saturday. FRA (PV, Bonnin 475, equalled), GRE (PV, Karalis 605), QAT (60mH, Abakar 7.66).
