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Ajla Del Ponte becomes European champion in indoor track of more than 60 m, something that not even Mujinga Kambundji has achieved before her. And at 7.03 seconds, Del Ponte is exactly as fast as Mujinga in his best indoor sprint of 2018.
“It’s crazy, so many emotions,” Ajla says in the Blitz interview after her hit and is then overwhelmed with tears. I just said to myself, run, run, run! The last few years have been tough, now this title is a great sensation. I felt all season that I had those 7.03 seconds on my legs. The victory with such a large margin is wonderful. “
Yes, the 19-hundredths of a second advantage over Finnish Lotta Kemppinen, second, in the short sprint, is a journey around the world. Ajla lays the groundwork for this early on, probably his weak point so far this season. But his coach Laurent Meuwly has always emphasized that this would be fixed by EM.
Sure, Del Ponte benefits from the fact that Britain’s faster Dina Asher-Smith managed without the European Indoor Championships. Then Ewa Swoboda, Poland’s local hero, is knocked out of the race at the last minute due to a positive Covid test. But they would have had a hard time against Ajla too: 7.03 means the best performance in the world for the year!
A great ending to the European Championship after a dark start on Sunday. Simon Ehammer spent the night on the medal table at the heptathlon and continued on his way to success in the hurdles sprint with 7.82 seconds. Then the fall in the pole vault, no valid attempts above 4.50 m. For the Appenzell, a clear signal for the Olympics. Already in the indoor SM of Magglingen he fell from the clouds with a zero stick. There is still a lot to do in the coming months.
Lore Hoffmann only sees the 800m final from behind and finishes fifth with 2: 04.84 minutes
