When Jacob Vadlage of the Czech Republic began throwing javelin as a teenager, his training partner was Barbora Spotkova, the women’s world record holder. When Spotkova changed coaches from Rudolf Cerny to the legendary Jan Zelezny, the men’s world record holder, Vadledge, also switched. Vadlejch has chosen the right mentors from an early age. Czech Republic team coach elezny was at the Olympic Games when two of his apprentices Wadlech and Viteslav Vesli finished on the podium, while Niraj Chopra won the gold medal. Germany’s Johannes Vetter, the in-form thrower going into the competition, failed to qualify for the final, and India’s first gold in track and field pushed the Czechs 2-3.
world championships
At the World Championships in August, Wadlejch missed out on silver, just four centimeters behind Chopra. He was second with 88.09m, until Chopra overtook him with 88.13m in the fourth attempt. The story was about the showdown between Olympic champion and world champion Anderson Peters in the build-up to the final in Eugene. Three 90-plus throws by Peters and his defending the world title took the spotlight away from Wadledgech.
The check thrower has not outperformed Chopra in the four competitions he has both featured in, but has always lurked as a dark horse.
Indian Diamond League Final
A great trio, the Vadledge refused to fade and in Zurich, in the Diamond League final, he would keep Chopra on his toes. The Indian is aiming to end their season on a high by becoming the first player from their country to become Diamond League champions. Peters is recovering from injuries sustained during a brawl on a boat and is not in the six-man field. Chopra is a favorite in terms of form and his ability to step on a big day. Vadlejch has had a long season starting in May and has competed in 13 competitions. But if there is trouble fresh and swallowing, he is able to make a special throw. He is the only one in the final to break the 90m barrier – his 90.88m was registered in the Doha Diamond League in May. He has also been a thrower with two back-to-back Diamond League titles in 2016 and 2017. But do the Czechs have enough in the tank at the end of the season to make an upset?
Sarah Mitten finishes second in the shot put in Diamond League Finals and ends the season
Canadian record holder and defending national champion Sarah Mitten capped her memorable shot put season with a second-place performance in the Weltklass Zurich Diamond League Final on Wednesday. Brooklyn, NS The Ki native, had a best throw of 19.56m on the first of his six attempts at Schachslautenplatz, one of the city’s most famous squares, on the shores of Lake Zurich.
However, Mittan then faced some struggles with three no-throws, including one landing at the 20-metre mark, and another attempting 18.85. Chase Alley of the United States, this year’s world champion who arrived in Switzerland with a toe injury, topped a field of six with a best throw of 20.19 for her 11th win in as many outdoor events in 2022 did, which included five victories on the professional track. and field circuit and three over mitten. Jango Lovett was the other Canadian in action on Wednesday, placing third in the men’s high jump and earning US$7,000 in prize money. The winners of the 32 disciplines in the two-day event take home $30,000 in prize money and receive a wild-card entry into next year’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Would Amusan face a test against Olympic champion?
Fresh off her weekend win in Berlin, Tobey Amussen will take on Jasmine Camacho-Quinn in the women’s 110m hurdles as world and Olympic champions face off in the Wanda Diamond League final in Zurich today. Amusan was on her way to victory after finishing second behind Camacho-Quinn last week, when she beat USA’s Tia Jones (12.58s) at the ISTAF meeting in Berlin to finish second in 12.45s.
The world’s greatest athletes will be aiming to earn one final piece of hardware this season when Letzigrund Stadium hosts the second day of the Wanda Diamond League Finals in Zurich, with six Diamond League champions expected to be held. Diamond trophies and top $30,000 prizes, as well as wildcard entries into the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23, will be at stake.
The biggest surprise of the 2022 World Championships
Amuson produced one of the biggest surprises of the 2022 World Championships in Oregon, when she set a world record of 12.06s in the finals to win the gold medal in the semifinals of the women’s 100m hurdles with a world record of 12.12s. The Nigerian player won the Commonwealth title in a sports record of 12.30 seconds. Since taking bronze at the World Championships, Camacho-Quinn has been undefeated as the Olympic champions in Stockholm, Silesia, Lausanne and Brussels set the meeting record in the three most recent meetings, and defeated Amusan in Lausanne.
The pair will clash again in Zurich with Olympic silver medalist Kendra Harrison, world silver medalist Brittany Anderson, world indoor silver medalist Devin Charlton and 2019 world champion Nia Ali.
In the women’s 100 meters, five-time world champion Shelley-Ann Fraser-Price of Jamaica returned from injury in a race in Brussels last weekend, where she was defeated by world 200m champion Sherrika Jackson of Jamaica by 0.01. It was far from a disaster for Fraser-Price, however, which still saw a remarkable 10.74. And that race may be just the motivation he needs to secure another Diamond Trophy in Zurich. There is no doubt that Jackson will once again be their toughest opponent, while the competitive line-up includes African record-holders Marie-Josie Ta Lu, US trio Aleia Hobbs, Sha’Carrie Richardson, and Twinisha Terry, and the world indoor 60m Champion Mujinga Kambundji is also included.