The closeness between champions, the uncertainty of the 100-meter flat field

The 100 meter dash is so fast-paced, exciting and always so popular that whoever wins the race will go down in history as “the fastest man or woman in the world” and leave behind a legacy such as Asafa Powell, Shirley-Ann Fraser-Price, Carl Lewis, Usain Bolt, Among other things.

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Paris 2024 The eyes of the world will focus on the Olympic Stadium on August 3 to welcome the new “new”son/daughter of the wind’ But there are always cases where, in previews, one can catch a glimpse of a candidate based on results from past competitions, World Athletics Championships, Diamond League competitions, etc. Is this questionable?Who are the candidates for Paris 2024?

andn Eugene’s Footstepshome of the Diamond League finals, The world’s biggest event reiterates the idea of ​​equality and uncertainty. In their land, top candidates cannot become strong, World champions Noah Lyles and Shakari Richardson failed to win gold; Lyles finished second, two hundredths behind his compatriot and world champion Christian Coleman claimed the best time of the year with a time of 9.83 seconds.

So the final record shows Five different men’s champions across eight stages (Liles, Klee, Coleman, Simbir and Omanyala) Four of the nine are women (Richardson, Towers, Thompson-Hera and Jackson).

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In the female branch, the trophy Richardson, Two-time champion in Budapestthe failure to lift in Eugene had a greater impact Excluded from the podium. first of all Sherika Jackson 10.70, second Mary Josie Tallou (10.75, tying her best of the season), third among current Olympic champions Elaine Thompson Hera (10.79, season best). Richardson finished fourth with a time of 10.80, 15 percent shy of her best.

At the same time he Men’s dominance in Diamond League extends throughout season (No one won more than two competitions), the issue for women was even clearer, Richardson and Talou shared all the wins until the penultimate stage.About the endingThompson-Hera and Jackson clarified in addition to taking advantage of their absence and expressing their effectiveness The panorama is as wide as Tokyo, less than 11 months away from Paris.