Kevin Mayer for fun
The decathlon world record holder had “
not even planned to go the length
”.
Aligned with the triathlon format (weight, length and 110 m hurdles), Kevin Mayer initially reassured himself by achieving his best performance of the season in weight (15.61 m).
The length was then a crash test for him, where it was all about letting go and having fun to see what was achievable after his Achilles tendon injury a few weeks ago.
Result: two tries really well launched but finally bitten.
Then a third insured, just to make a mark (7m38).
Mayer, on the other hand, decided not to compete in the 110m hurdles, "
not to take unnecessary risks
".
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Kwaou-Mathey impresses over 110m hurdles
Drafted on time in the semi-finals (4th time in his series in 13'44), Just Kwaou-Mathey transcended himself in the final to clinch a magnificent podium (3rd in 13'27, personal best).
“Really very happy to beat my record
(again, 2nd time in a week)
in Paris.
My best friends came to see me, so they need to come more often
(laughs).
I don't even know what to say, I'm so happy.
I wanted to run below the minima
(13'32).
This is done twice.
In 13'27 I know that I'm not very far from Wilhem Belocian, so it's a very good thing, “
rejoiced the person concerned
.
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde was eliminated in the semi-final with the fifth best time in his series in 13'55.
He still remains
"happy with his race given the current form".
Bump
"
is fucking back"
Benjamin Robert won in 1'43''75 over 800 meters after a rather disputed final alongside his compatriot Gabriel Tual, with a small nudge which earned him a disqualification, then a reclassification.
There is no doubt that at the Worlds, it would not have happened but for this time, the story was too good.
Especially since the surprise does not come from these two, already qualified for the worlds in Eugène at the beginning of July, but from the eternal Pierre-Ambroise Bosse.
Arrived in total disrepair, Bosse remains... the boss: he has in any case achieved the minimums.
1'44''54 on arrival and a palpable relief.
“This race means everything, for me as for my two friends
(Robert and Tual).
I hung on throughout the race, and then afterwards I told myself that I was going to hold on as long as possible, which was bound to place me at the height of the minima given the level of the others”,
declared “PAB ".
And to continue:
“It was very hard for me lately, with many glitches.
I didn't think I could do that today, but the proof is that it's all in the head.
Just unlock that little something.
If I hadn't done that time, I would have assumed my level was too low for the World Championships.
On the other hand, today, everything is permitted.
PAB is fucking back!”
Gressier at the level of the best
Jimmy Gressier was far from winning, of course.
Ethiopian Selemon Barega won in 12'56''19.
But he has nothing to envy to the others.
Fourth in this 5,000m in 13'08''75, the Frenchman passed the minimum cut (13'09) and confirmed his (good) form at the moment.
Especially since with the heat that reigned in Paris on Saturday, the time is not really representative of the current level of the athletes.
“I think without the high temperatures, I'm 10 seconds below.
Anyway, that's what I hope.
The form is really excellent and I still think I can improve it with a view to the Eugene World Championships and the European Championships in Germany,”
confided the 5,000 and 10,000 m specialist.
Whatever,
Finot did not pass its "crash test", but...
Alice Finot had come to run faster than usual in the 3000m steeplechase, and test herself before the big events to come.
Mission failed: 15 seconds slower than last week at the finish with a 9'37''46, and an anecdotal 9th place.
However, the one who trains in Spain at Celta Vigo left Paris with a big smile.
“I heard 'come on Alice' all over the lap, and it really got to me
.
I started strong, on bases of 9'15, as agreed with my coach.
I totally cracked but the conditions were not optimal.
At least I know what to work
on, ”she analyzed.
Vicaut not at his level, Fall is still chasing the minima
That this 100 meters will have been difficult for these gentlemen who had ambition on this straight line.
A headwind of more than one meter will have destroyed any hope of a time trial, despite the good will of Mouhamadou Fall.
“What do you want us to do in these conditions?
I love the heat, so it didn't bother me, but we must admit that the wind prevented us from expressing ourselves.
We will have to do everything on the French Championships
(in a few days in Caen)
to try to achieve the minimum
(10'03).
Over there, whether over 100 or 200 m, you will have to let go of everything, stop calculating anything.
I am preparing an attack for Caen, it will run very fast!”
, he warns.
For his part, Jimmy Vicaut finished third in 10'34, inevitably disappointed but the Frenchman will have done what he could with the form of the moment and the difficult weather conditions of this Saturday.
Lavillenie is gradually returning to his level
A flight at 5m80 in the Parisian sky.
This is what the French will be satisfied with this Saturday.
Second in the competition behind the Belgian Ben Broeders, Lavillenie was "
a little disappointed not to go for the victory
".
But the main thing was elsewhere for him, a few months after his foot injury:
“I am still reassured after the Oslo competition, with conditions that were frankly difficult.
I had good attempts at 5m85, and I'm doing a competition that is worthy of what I was able to do when I was good.
Now I look up and I still have a good month to prepare Eugene, where I aim to jump 5m90.
The form is quite good and the mind follows with it.
It is positive for the future”.
The main results of the internationals
In the women's 100m, Jamaica's Fraser-Pryce ran a perfect race in 10'67, the best performance of the season.
She also broke the Paris Meeting record and confirmed her ultra-dominance in the discipline.
Just enough time to see a flash of lightning pass through the Parisian sky.
No, it wasn't Usain Bolt, but not far... The Ivorian Marie-José Ta Lou signed a fine third place in 11'01.
At the height, the Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh won with an excellent 2m01.
She beat two of her compatriots (Gerashchenko in 1m98 and Levchenko in 1m95).
A Ukrainian hat-trick that reminds us that sport is still above many things.
Cuban double in the triple jump with Diaz Fortun who won with a jump of 17m66 ahead of Andy Diaz, in 17m65 (personal best).
Burkinabé Fabrice Hugues Zango (3rd at the Tokyo Games) finished fourth with a jump of 17m25.
