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- In the Gala dei Castelli de Bellinzona, Ajla Del Ponte de Ticino exceeded 100 m (11.18 s).
- Dafne Schippers / NED has to be content with fourth place.
- World record holder Wayde van Niekerk wins over 400m.
- Selina Büchel and Lore Hoffmann shine in the women’s over 800m race.
The strong sprinter from Ticino Ajla Del Ponte it also shone in front of a local audience. At the meeting at the Stadio Communale, he ran the 100m in 11.18 seconds and was only a tenth of a second above his record. He had succeeded in mid-July. The 24-year-old relegated Britons Kristal Awuah (11.33) and Amy Hunt (11.41) to their places. Dafne Schippers (NED), the Olympia-2. of Rio 2016, he lost the podium by one hundredth.
Del Ponte im «sportpanorama»
Confirmed form
Ajla Del Ponte (right) runs to victory. Dafne Schippers (central defender) is tied.
Keystone
Büchel and Hoffmann in less than 2 minutes
The women’s 800m race at the start of the match was spectacular. Norwegian Hedda Hynne won in 1: 58.10 minutes (best annual world cup). Second place went to the strong Selina Büchel (1: 58.37). Büchel was only a few tenths faster on his record streak (1: 57.95) in July 2015 in Paris. After the difficult phase in 2018 and 2019, Büchel managed a run of less than two minutes in 1: 59.97 minutes for the first time since 2017 in Trieste on August 1.
The 29-year-old’s feat coincides with the end of the season and a private highlight: the civil wedding is scheduled for Wednesday. But we could also be happy Lore hoffmann (3.). The 2017 Swiss champion stayed below the 2-minute mark for the first time (1: 58.50). It’s a surprise that the 24-year-old performed so well. Like Büchel, Hoffmann remained below the Olympic limit for Tokyo 2021. However, World Athletics has interrupted the qualification phase for the Olympic Games due to the coronavirus crisis.
Van Niekerk wins the classification
With Wayde van niekerk one of the great attractions met expectations. The world record holder from South Africa exceeded 400 m in 45.58 seconds.
European champion Lea Sprunger this year he managed to run less than 55 seconds over 400m hurdles. The French-speaking Swiss ranked second in 54.98 seconds. She had no chance against Femke Bol (54.33) from the Netherlands, ten years her junior and currently the best European.
Jason joseph he again delivered a strong run over 110m hurdles. Basler, the only Swiss on the pitch, finished second in 13.40 seconds. He lost his Swiss record last weekend by eleven hundredths. Ditaji Kambundji ranked fifth in the women’s hurdles sprint (13.36).
Angelica moser He failed in the pole vault at the height of 4.70 m, after crossing 4.60 m only on the third attempt. The all-rounder Simon Ehammer convinced in the long jump with a flight to 7.99 m.
