Track 1 in the Supreme Runners Discipline Race Final: Mujinja Kampunge (30) of Bern made history at the IAAF World Championships in USA. In the end it was enough for a solid fifth place, behind three Jamaicans and one Briton. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (35) set a new world championship record with a winning time of 10.67 seconds.
Kambundji runs the second best race of her career with an impressive time of 10.91 seconds. The clever Bernese national crossed the finish line just a tenth of a second behind the medal ranks.
The tidy and cheerful Kambundji tells SRF, “The run was better than the semi-finals. I ran longer and prettier.” In the end, a few hundredths of a second will be missing.
Semi-final drama
The drama is already in the semi-finals. Kambundji, the Swiss record holder with a personal best of 10.89 seconds, has never participated in the 100m world final. In the semifinals in Eugene, she ran under 10secs for the 10th time in her career.
The 10.96 seconds become nail biting. At first, Kambundji does not know if she will make it to the final. Only the third semi-finalist belongs there.
highest tension
This third round must be restarted due to false starts. The unqualified runner complains that the decision was wrong and doesn’t want to know anything about a wrong start. Meanwhile, Kambundji is sitting in the stands, her excitement growing.
Then: a hundredth of a second makes the difference. Britain’s third-placed Daryl Neta (25) runs 10.97 seconds, exactly one hundredth of a second faster than Kambundji.
Switzerland has a World Cup final runner over 100 meters for the first time! Nothing,” Kambundji told SRF. withdrew immediately. It is important to find the highest level of concentration.
Joseph’s disappointment hitch
Jason Joseph (23) from Basel only managed a disappointing sixth place in the 110m hurdles semi-finals. 13.67 seconds of his time, only once this season Joseph has run slower.
In a conversation with SRF, the athlete is not looking for any excuses. He has no idea what happened. Perhaps he has no experience in such a big event. The race had “started after the first step”. Perhaps the failure is in the head.
The Moser column press rises to the best personal height
Angelica Moser advanced to the final in the pole vault. The athlete, who was born in the USA and grew up in Zurich, easily exceeds a step height of 4.30 meters.
On the first attempt at the second height of 4.45 meters, she did not even jump. She’s making the second attempt over altitude in great shape. Then Moser also managed 4.60m with confidence, which is her personal best.
4.70 puts you within the medal range. Moser’s first attempt failed. Likewise the second. Final stop on the third and final attempt, ranked eighth (KES).
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