Maureen Koster Qualified for the World Championships Final of the 5,000 meters for the second time in her career on Thursday in Tokyo. The High Jump Qualification Turned Into A Disaster for Britt Weerman.
The 33-Year-old Koster Finished Fourth in the First of Two Series. That ranking meean directly passage to the battle for the medals on Saturday. Two years ago, She was in the final for the first time at a world championships. 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,” Said Koster 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 Last Summer and Showed in the Japan National Stadium That Her Form is Still Good. She was not distracted by the tempo changes and kept a close eye on her position.
The Kenyan Beatrice Chebet, Who Already won the Gold in the 10,000 meters in Tokyo, won The Series in 14.45.59. Koster Clocked 14.46.57.
Koster is Aiming 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 Outdoor Championships. After the series in Tokyo, Koster Said That She is Aiming 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 Therefore Stayed Far Away 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 for the fourth time in the 1,500 meters in Tokyo.
Painful Departure Weerman
The High Jump Qualification Became a Painful Departure for Weerman. She did not clear the starting height or 1.83 meters. So the world championships were over for the 22-year-old from Drenthe Without a Valid Jump.
Two years ago, weatherman Stunned with Silver at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul and a Dutch Record of 1.96 meters. After that, she injured her knee and could not compete for more than a year. She also missed the Olympic Games in Paris.
This Summer She was Looking for Old Form, But She did not come close to her Dutch Record in the Competitions She Jumped.