Czech first exceeded 72 meters and boldly improved the Slovenian record
Christian Czech At the rally of the gold series of world athletics, which began in Zagreb, with 72.34, he convincingly won and corrected his Slovenian record in the discus throw. This is now sixth in the world of all time. Neja Filipič It equalized a personal record in the triple office with 14.42 m and took second place and is now fourth after the outcome of the season in the world.
Czech reached the third outcome of the world season and repaired the Slovenian record (71.86 m), which he reached on June 16 in 2023 in Estonian Johvi.
Neja Filipič led until the last series, when she was derived from 14.54 m by a Jamaican woman Shanieka Rickettslast year’s silver at the Paris Olympics and the two -time world podium.
They are still performing from Slovenes Anita Horvat (800 m), Nika Glojnaric (100 m obstacles), Filip Jakob Demšar (100 m obstacles), Maja Mihalinec Zidar and Moon Hribar (both 100 m) and Lovro Mesec Košir (400 m), Jan Vukovich But he will take care of the rhythm at 800 m.
Neja Filipič led until the last series, when she was 14.54 m chased by Jamaican woman Shanieka Ricketts, last year silver at the Paris Olympics and twice the world champion. Photo: Alexandra Szmigiel/Reuters
Athletics in the city center
In the Croatian capital, the traditional, 75. Boris Hanžeković’s memorial began on Thursday with a ball without Slovenian participation. At the competition at Zagreb fountains in the center of the city, yesterday should also be a high jump match, due to bad weather and the announced rain, the competition was transferred to the Athletic Hall of the Zagreb VeleSejma.
Slovenian athlete Lia Apostolsky was finished seventh in the high jump with 1.84 meters. She won Angelina Topić from Serbia, which only skipped 1.94 m.
The Apostles, bronze in last year’s indoor World Cup, jumped for the first time since the winter season early. The best athlete last year in the selection of the Athletic Association of Slovenia finished the matches as early as mid -February and missed the two indoor big matches in March.
In the first game after the pause, she jumped to 1.75 and 1.80 m in the first attempt and 1.84 in the third. At 1.87 m, she knocked down the bar three times.
“At the moment, the most important thing to me is to recover my feelings for jumping before the season. Then I continue to continue with the plan of preparation and competition to the main goal, which will be in September at the World Cup in Tokyo. I am happy with today’s performance, as I finally jump without pain, unburdened and confident. The result is solid for the beginning of the season, even the jumps at my highest height were good and it was a little lacking to success, « said the Apostolovski.
