Day 5 Championship Athletics
The 2022 World Athletics Championships, the eighteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships, are currently being held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, United States, from July 15–24, 2022.
Picks:
HIGH JUMP – WOMEN.
High jump is the first discipline on the program. It will be duel between Ukrainians and Australians, as Ukraine have Mahuchikh, the world leading person and Geraschenko who can really perform well in finals. Mahuchikh has the 2.03 jump outdoors and world indoor title from Belgrade. Geraschenko is 1.98. The only 2 metre girl is Australian Patterson, who will team up with the other Australian, silver medailist Nicola Olyslangers (McDermott). You may know her for her specific habit. She’s using notepad to write about her every jump. I have choosen the duel between Italian Vallortigara vs. Dubovitskaya. Dubovitskaya won the bronze medal in Belgrade and that’s the end for here. 4 races – 4 times 1.93 was her maximum, as she can’t even clear 1.86 in qualification. She failed everytime on these heights. 1.93 seems like limit. This limit Valloritgara jumped so easy. Personal best is also on the Italian side, as she have 2.02 jump from 2018. Not going high bet, just because she had some shit competitions, but he attended too much of them. Actually, she is better, but let’s see. The odds are about @ 1.82.
DISCUS THROW – MEN.
It will be extremely had fight for the trio, consisting of Čeh from Slovenia, Lithuanian Alekna and the Swedish god Stahl, who’s actually the season leader with his mark of 71.46, the second best throw in his carrier. This happened on team champs in Sweden. Čeh is 5-1 over Stahl, this season and got the SB and also PB at 71.27. He is just 23 and big throws will come, next seasons. The man for a medal is definitely Mykolas Alekna from Lithuania. His father, legend Virgilijus Alekna is his trainer. He got three medals from the olympics – 2000, 2004, 2008, containing two golds. He did not throw over 70 metres, yet, but he’s only 19. Stahl got two throws over 70 metres, but Čeh is better at overall stats. Stahl almost fade in qualification as he throws only 65.95 and got two X attempts. On the other side Alekna and Čeh got those 68.xx like nothing. In my opinion Stahl have that experience advantage, but one of the youngsters can take him down. I’m coming for Čeh to get the gold – @ 1.70, but also A. Gudzius from Lithuania to fifth place. Only Weisshaidinger from Austria and Swedish Petterson can be the problems, but Austrian Weisshaidinger had poor throws all the season as Petterson too. Throwing 68.11 in qualification was quite a surprise, but honestly he was about 62-64 marks all the season, so mostly it’s one night wonder, or not. Gudzius to fifth is about @ 1.50-1.55
400 METRES HURDLES – MEN.
Santos, Rai, Warholm. The three big names. Same favourites, like in Tokyo olympics, but this time only Santos wasn’t injured through the season. Rai got problems in early May and run with the pain, but he managed to defeat Santos two times at DL, the only one to beat him. Warholm’s injuries were worse, as she jumped only one hurdle and then it happened again. Heats and semis said that he can be capable to reach the medal and is fully healthy. All the three just slowed down last metres, can’t say who’s in better form now. Santos got the SB at 46.80. He’s the only to run under 47 seconds, but Rai is just 0.04 over this limit. Really, really tough race for everyone, but looking at these circumstances I decided to Benjamin Rai to beat the 46.61 time for @ 2.03. If the Tokyo will be repeated, I’m sure fast times will come, but I‘m quite interested, if they can repeat those fast times or it just happens once, but still good odds for this time, as Rai possess this kind of speed.
1 500 METRES – MEN.
Jakob Ingebringsten is favourite and the unstoppable character in 1 500 metres, but as we saw in Belgrade, he is beatable. Tefera beat him at indoors champs, but unfortunately did not make it to the finals. Also Olli Hoare, the dark horse failed to qualify. Kenyans got 3:31.04 guy Kipsang this year, who won bronze after these two, but seems very fast. He won over the legend Cheruiyot, who is trying to get the form he had before covid happened. He had some solid performances like ending third on the Eugene legendary mile. I don’t know what the strategy for the final will be, but if it’s gonna be under 3:30 actually I’m not sure if someone can keep with Jacob last metres. My belief is on Kipsang, former OH record holder, until Jacob striked in finals, last year. Wightman and Kerr from Great Britain are the threat for fast finishes. Kerr got the bronze on Olympics, just because his fast finish. Wightman is also extremely fast. But were going with Kipsang @1/1
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