The Olympic Stadium in the heart of Tokyo, the building that hosted the "corona" Games four years ago, has been enjoying athletics in the right atmosphere since yesterday and is now in front of packed stands.
The World Championship has started in the capital of Japan, and the first day once again confirmed the class Beatrice Chebet at 10.000 meters and Ryan Krauser in the shot put, and the second one is reserved for the spectacle.
Super Sunday will reveal who the fastest people on the planet are - first through the semifinals, and then the finals in both 100-meter races.
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The last event of the day will be the men's 100-meter dash, which starts at 15.20:XNUMX p.m. local time. There are so many great competitors, but only one can be the ruler.
The biggest battles are expected to be fought between the American and Jamaican athletes, primarily between the current world and Olympic champions. Something Lajlsa i Kishan Thompson, who was silver in Paris, but also the fastest this year.
- I think this is the best form I've ever been in, I want to bring special things here. Running 9,95 in the first round is exactly what I wanted to warm up my body - said Lyles.
He recalled the Tokyo Games, when he won bronze in the 200 meters.
- Back then, the stadium would resonate a lot when you said something, now the atmosphere is real, the fans are fantastic.
Kishan Thompson, his Jamaican colleague, arrived in Tokyo with the best result in the 100 meters this year, but also in the last decade - 9,75.
And while the world expects the two of them to be wondering about gold, it is clear that there are several other excellent sprinters who could climb to the top of the world - above all Lyles' compatriot Kenet Bendarek, but also Thompson's compatriot Oblik Sevil, and there is also Lecile Tebogo A great guy from Botswana, silver medalist from Budapest 2023, but also a 200 meter specialist.
Everyone's plans could be ruined by another African - Gift Leotlela from South Africa who ran 9,87 yesterday.
It will certainly be interesting to see how much the Italian hero can do. Lamont Marcel Jacobs, who became Olympic champion in the same stadium four years ago.
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Shortly before the men's final, the ladies will decide who is the fastest on the planet - at 15.13:100 p.m., an equally spectacular XNUMX-meter race will begin as in the men's event.
Lightning from the Caribbean and current Olympic champion Džuijen Alfred She is the favorite because of the gold in Paris, but based on the results in 2025, the most questions will be asked Melissa Jefferson WoodenSuffice it to say that the American has won in seven races she has competed in this year.
"I'm looking forward to this day, I've been waiting for it for a long time - now I want to take everything to a higher level," said Jefferson-Wooden, who won the bronze medal in Paris.
The competition among women is even stronger than among men, so in addition to the aforementioned tandem, the current world champion will also be present. Shakari Richardson, also Shelley Anne Fraser Price, a living legend from Jamaica, as well as her co-star Sherika Jackson.
Everything is set for the fastest people in the world - it will be a Sunday to remember, which will also bring the finals of the men's 10.000m, long jump and discus for the women.
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It's not just the aforementioned stars who will be entertaining Tokyo these days, there will be practically everyone else, and legends will be in the spotlight in particular. Armand Duplantis i Faith Kipjegon.
Mondo recently broke the world record in pole vaulting for the 13th time, and nothing less than a new push of boundaries is expected in Tokyo.
Kipjegon, a regular Olympic champion since Rio de Janeiro 2016, is aiming for another gold in the 1.500.
Montenegro will be represented in Tokyo by Marija Vuković, but for her the World Championships start on September 18th, when the high jump qualifications are scheduled.
Our athlete reached the final of the Olympic Games at the same venue four years ago.
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