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Athlétisme / Diamond League Gateshead
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100m dames
Dina Asher Smith :
"I feel really good. Conditions were far from ideal for sprinting but the most important thing is to come away with a good result and a win and I was very happy to do that.
I think all in all today was more of an experience but the only thing that can indicate Tokyo is the Olympic final itself. I want to stay focused, do well and get better from here."
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5000m hommes
Mohamed Katir :
"It was very rainy and very cold but I'm happy to win. I'm racing next over 1500m in Monaco."
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400m dames
Kendall Ellis :
"It was so tough (coming off the bend into the wind). I had to tell myself to put my head down and fight through it. I'm super excited though - a win is a win."
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Jakob Ingebrigtsen (1500m)
"This is normal weather back in the west coast of Norway. It's really tricky to run fast in these conditions and it turned out to be a tactical race.
Today really didn't have anything to do with the times, racing in these conditions, because all of a sudden if you get a sudden gust of wind then everything is ruined.
I feel that spectators are eager to see some athletics live and they're really cheering us which helps push us further. We needed to race to prepare ourselves for Tokyo."
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Conditions défavorables
Pas de chance pour les organisateurs et les athlètes avec une météo pourrie. De la pluie, du froid et en plus beaucoup de vent qui ont empêché toute performance de choix.
On a même assisté à quelques surprises avec par exemple les défaites de Richardson et Duplantis, battus respectivement sur 100m dames par Asher Smith et par Kendricks au saut à la perche.
A noter encore les belles victoires de Bednarek sur 200m, de J.Ingebrigtsen sur 1500m et le joli chrono de Mohamed Katir (ESP) sur 5000m en 13'10.
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Les résultats ICI
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A SUIVRE