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Ajla Del Ponte keeps up with the pressure at the European Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland as the favorite Ticino woman sprints over 60m to gold in 7.03 seconds, equaling the Swiss record and setting a new world record annual.
The 24-year-old reduced her best level over 60 m by 11 hundredths. He caught up with Mujinga Kambundji, who previously held the Swiss record alone. 7.03 seconds is also an annual world record.
Ajla Del Ponte didn’t give the competition a chance. Lotta Kemppinen from Finland and Jamile Samuel from the Netherlands lost two tenths. With her value close to the 7-second mark, the Swiss woman advanced to the elite of Europe. Dafne Schipper’s best value, for example, is exactly 7.00, only two Europeans have broken this sound barrier.
Zero in the pole vault
However, off-roader Simon Ehammer’s dream of a medal fell through. The 21-year-old Appenzeller produced a zero in the pole vault, the sixth discipline. The start of the second day of competition was still a success for Ehammer. In the 60m hurdles, he was only two hundredths above his personal best of 7.82 seconds and thus consolidated himself in 2nd place.
The setback followed an hour later: Ehammer missed three times at the start of the pole vault at a height of 4.50m. The same mishap had already happened to him in the general championships a month ago in Magglingen, when he also broke the bar three times at the starting height in the witness.
Lore Hoffmann advanced to the final. The French-speaking Swiss ranked fifth in the 800m. She was never really able to intervene in the battle for the medals.
Salomé Kora was unlucky. The 26-year-old from eastern Switzerland missed out on the 60m semi-final of the first heat with 7.27, just one thousandth of a second to second place, which would have secured her the final.
Ditaji Kambundji (8.05) and Noemi Zbären (8.15) missed the final advance over 60m hurdles. It took a time of less than 8 seconds for the first 8.
Ajla Del Ponte is beaming: On victory and world-class weather.
The competition is lagging behind.
Ajla Del Ponte shows the Swiss flag.
The mascot is also happy for Ajla Del Ponte’s victory.
Victory, best annual world record and Swiss record in 7.03 seconds – Gallery
Ajla Del Ponte is beaming: On victory and world-class weather.
The competition is lagging behind.
Ajla Del Ponte shows the Swiss flag.
The mascot is also happy for Ajla Del Ponte’s victory.
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