The Meeting de Miramas had some cool athletes, and the 60m hurdles was the story.
💥 Le Burkinabé Hugues Fabrice Zango sera l’une des attractions du Meeting de Miramas vendredi, où toute la planète athlé se prépare pour un nouveau record du monde du triple saut en salle qu’il a porté à 18,07 m le week-end dernier ! 💪 #athlétisme
👉 https://t.co/d1kZlUmhQ7 pic.twitter.com/l1qyRvxQts— STADION (@stadion_actu) January 20, 2021
Zango 17.05, PML 7.54
🔥 Résumé du Meeting Elite de Miramas où 🇨🇵 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, Wilhem Belocian et Carolle Zahi ont réalisé les minima pour les Championnats d’Europe en salle de Torun ! #athlétisme
👉 https://t.co/Koqhrz8Dk8 pic.twitter.com/qRDnqEnjcM— STADION (@stadion_actu) January 23, 2021
MIRAMAS (FRA, Jan 22): Fresh World indoor record holder Hugues Fabrice Zango struggled with run-up and achieved the best mark in the last round with 17.05 at the Meeting de Miramas (without spectators). In second attempt Zango got 16.98, other attempts were fouls. So the best mark of the day came from 60 m hurdles as European champion Pascal Martinot-Lagarde clocked WL 7.54 ahead of Wilhelm Belocian 7.57. In women hurdles already in heats WL for Cyrena Samba-Mayela 8.06 but in the finals she false-started and Laura Valette clocked 8.10 PB to win. Women 60 m saw Carolle Zahi getting European lead 7.19 ahead of Orlann Ombissa-Dzangue 7.25. Iran´s Hassan Taftian won the men´s 60 m in 6.68 over Ryan Zeze (in heats 6.69) and Marvin Rene both 6.70. Djilali Bedrani won the 1500 m in 3:41.16 and Alice Finot the women 3000 m in 9:02.63 PB, behind her Sara Benfares French U23 indoor record 9:04.94. Also to note Alexander Ferrando 200 m PB 21.16.
7.54 pour @PascalMartinot en finale du 60m haies du meeting de Miramas 🔥🔥💪 MPM 2021 🔥🔥 superbe 2ème place en 7.57 pour @wilhembelocian ÉNORME RENTRÉE et 2 minima pour les Europe en salle de ToruÅ„ 🇵🇱 Bravo les gars !! ðŸ‘💪 pic.twitter.com/wZiQYrIVZg
— FX de Chateaufort (@FXDECHATEAUFORT) January 22, 2021
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