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The German sprint relay was already eliminated in the lead-up
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Overshadowed by the fabulous world record set by the 400m hurdles runner Sydney McLaughlin, a little drama took place in the preliminary heats of the men's 4x100 relay at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene.
Change of the betting system two days before the start
Kevin Kranz, Joshua Hartmann, Owen Ansah and Lucas Ansah-Peprah traveled to the USA with the German record and the world best time of 37.99 seconds.
Actually a guarantee to avoid the unloved runway one in the heats.
But the world association had changed the seeding system just two days before the competition.
Suddenly the individual times also came into play and the German quartet fell far behind - and had to compete on lane one.
The German Athletics Association (DLV) had lodged an objection to the "short-term and not clearly transparent" change.
This was rejected.
And so it happened, as feared: On the uncomfortable inner track, it was only enough to place fourth in their lead in 38.83 seconds after Hartmann had to slow down at the first change.
Eleventh was the German selection in the final billing - the end.
Women's relay in the final
The German women's relay, on the other hand, reached the final over 4x100 m with the fourth best time overall.
Tatjana Pinto, Alexandra Burghardt, Gina Lückenkemper and Rebekka Haase finished third in their heat in 42.44 seconds and thus qualified directly for the final on Saturday.
"It worked, let's see what's in it in the final," said Lückenkemper, who had reached the semifinals in singles, on ARD.
Great Britain (41.99) and the Olympic champions and world champions from Jamaica (42.37) were ahead of the German quartet, who took fifth place in this line-up at the Olympics in Tokyo. m World Champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce waived.
In the second heat, the USA set the best time with a strong field of 41.56 seconds.
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The fourth from Doha 2019 jumped 5.75 m in the third and last attempt. Because after that there were only twelve jumpers in the competition, the qualification was ended - actually 5.80 m was required.
“It was definitely nerve-wracking.
But I also had to go through such a quality.
I was up to the task,” said Lita Baehre on ARD.
In addition to him, Oleg Zernikel also made it into the decision on Sunday.
The World Championship debutant from Landau left a strong impression and jumped all heights including 5.75 m without a failed attempt.
“I'm definitely in a good mood.
I'm ready to hit the shit on Sunday,' said Zernikel.
Torben Blech failed three times because of his step-in height of 5.30 m and thus also dropped out of his third major global championship after the 2019 World Cup and the 2021 Olympics in the qualification.
Top favorite Armand Duplantis (Sweden) only needed two jumps for the successful qualification, the 22-year-old mastered 5.65 and 5.75 m in the first attempt.
The world record holder, Olympic champion and European champion is only missing the world championship title in his collection.
Former world record holder Renaud Lavillenie (France) and the strong American Christopher Nilsen, besides Duplanti's only 6 meter jumper this season, are in the final.
Barber wins javelin throw, Fuchs is last in the final
Javelin thrower Annika Marie Fuchs finished twelfth in Kelsey-Lee Barber's (Australia) triumph again.
The 25-year-old threw 56.46 m, missing three and a half meters for the final battle of the top eight.
'That was terribly disappointing.
At the moment it's like playing the lottery for me because my consistency isn't there," Fuchs said on ARD: "I'm glad I was in the final, but I would have loved to show more."
Fuchs did not really find her way into the competition, after 55.42 m in the first attempt her final distance and an invalid attempt followed.
The best performance of the German runner-up is 63.68 m (2019).
Defending champion Barber prevailed with the annual world record of 66.91 m ahead of Kara Winger from the USA (64.05) and Haruka Kitaguchi from Japan (63.27).
Olympic champion Liu Shiying (China) was only fourth.
European Champion Christin Hussong (Zweibrücken) canceled her start at short notice.
Norman and Miller-Uibo win 400m titles
US sprinter Michael Norman and Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas have secured the titles in the 400m.
Relay Olympic champion Norman prevailed in 44.29 seconds, Miller-Uibo ran a high-class 49.11 seconds.
Kirani James (Grenada/44.48) secured silver behind Norman, who brought the world title back to the USA via the stadium round for the first time since 2013.
James won gold in Daegu in 2011 when he was 18.
Bronze went to Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith (44.66).
World record holder Wayde van Niekerk (South Africa) came in fifth.
Tokyo Olympic champion Steven Gardiner was injured.
Behind Miller-Uibo, for whom it was the first World Championship title after silver in 2015 and 2019 over 400 m and bronze in 2017 over 200 m, Marileidy Paulino (Dominican Republic/49.60) secured silver as at the Olympics.
Bronze went to Sada Williams (Barbados/49.75).
Defending champion Salwa Eid Naser (Bahrain) was out due to a doping ban.
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