Xavi Mo-Ajok Failed to Reach the 200-meter Final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo On Thursday. In the 5,000 meters, Maureen Koster Did Reach the Final, While the High Jump Qualification Turned Into A Disaster for Britt Weerman.
World Championships Debutant Mo-Ajok Could Have Been the First Dutchman in the 200-meter Final Since Churandy Martina in Moscow in 2013. He finished sixth in his semi-final series in a time of 20.55, far from the final.
Mo-Ajok had Hoped to Run a Personal Best, But He Didn’t Come Close. The 23-year-old from Rotterdam’s Best Time is 20.01.
“This is rubbish, my race was not good. It starts at the start,” Mo-Ajok Said Shortly After the Finish. “Maybe it was the tension.”
The Jamaican Bryan Levell won the series in 19.78, While Noah Lyles was by far the fastest of all series. The Reignning World Champion from the United States Clocked 19.51 and Starts As the Favorite in the Final On Friday.
KOSTER REACHES FINAL FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A ROW
The 33-Year-old Koster finished Fourth in the First of Two Semi-Final Series of the 5,000 meters. That ranking meean directly placement for the final on Saturday. Two years ago, She was in A World Cup Final for the First Time. Then she finished two in Budapest.
After the finish, sexton Sat Cheering on the Track of the Japan National Stadium. “Reaching the final is a party,” Koster Said a Few Minutes later. “The ease with which I achieved it surprises me slightly. I thought I really had to work hard.”
Koster Improved Her Personal Record in the 5,000 meters by Eleven Seconds to 14.33.97 This Summer. In The Japan National Stadium, She Showed That She is Still in Good Shape. She was not distracted by the tempo changes and kept a close eye on her position.
The Kenyan Beatrice Chebet, who has Already won Gold in Tokyo in the 10,000 meters, won the series in 14.45.59. Koster Clocked 14.46.57.
Koster Goes for Top Eight
Koster managed to win a medal once in her long career. At the European Indoor Championships in Prague in 2015, She Took Silver in the 3,000 meters. She finished fourth twice at the European Championships in the outdoor air. After the series in Tokyo, Koster Said That She is Going for a Place in the Top Eight in the Final. She is not a contender for a medal.
Diane van Es finished fifteenth in the second series of the 5,000 meters and was Therefore far from a final place. The Rotterdam Native Clocked 15.12.57 And is Eliminated.
The Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay won the Second Heat in 14.56.46. She finished just ahead of the Kenyan Faith Kipyegon (14.56.71), who PreviOutly won the world title in the 1,500 meters for the fourth time in Tokyo.
Painful Departure Weerman
The High Jump Qualification Became a Painful Departure for Weerman. She did not exced the starting height or 1.83 meters. The World Cup was ready for the 22-year-old from Drenthe without a Valid Jump.
Two years ago, weatherman Stunted with Silver at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul and a Dutch Record of 1.96 meters. Then she injury her knee and was unable to jump competitions for more than a year. She also missed the Olympic Games in Paris.
This Summer She searched for old form, but in the competitions she Jumped She did not come close to her Dutch record.