Kerr wins Monaco Diamond League with 2m33 Woo Sang-hyeok tied for 3rd with 2m28
Kerr, Monaco Diamond League Champion
While the ‘Big 4’ in men’s high jump are adjusting the number of games or suffering from a slump in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Hamish Kerr (27, New Zealand) is on a steep upward curve.
Kerr won the men’s high jump competition at the 2024 World Athletics Monaco Diamond League held at the Fontvieille Louis II Stadium in Monaco on the 13th (Korean time), clearing 2.33m.
Kerr, who cleared 2m16, 2m21, and 2m25 in his first attempt, failed in his first and second attempts at 2m28, but overcame his first crisis by clearing the bar in his third attempt.
After clearing 2m31 in the first attempt, Kerr touched the bar in the first and second attempts at 2m33, and succeeded in the third attempt to secure the win.
The current world athletics big four in men’s high jump, as chosen by experts, are Mutaz Essa Barsim (Qatar), Gianmarco Tamberi (Italy), Jervon Harrison (USA), and Woo Sang-hyeok (Yongin City Hall).
Woo Sang-hyuk and Harrison competed in the Monaco tournament.
Woo Sang-hyeok tied for third place with 2.28m, while Harrison finished in sixth place out of eight with 2.21m. 안전놀이터
Barsim did not participate in this competition. Tamberi had initially announced that she would participate in the competition, but announced her withdrawal just before the competition due to a thigh injury.
Kerr, a tall jumper who stands 198 cm tall, said in an interview with the organizing committee after the game, “I became alert when I was pushed back to the 2.28 m third attempt. I gained strength from the cheers of the crowd in the 2.33 m third attempt.” He continued, “I’m quite tall and I handle pressure well. My jump is not perfected yet. I can jump higher.”
It was a winning speech that contained the will to jump higher at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Kerr, who has consistently competed in major tournaments but has not achieved any notable results other than a bronze medal at the 2022 World Indoor Championships, has established herself as a player who will threaten the ‘Big 4’ this year.
Kerr, who won the 2024 World Indoor Championships in March with a personal best and Oceania record of 2.36m, followed up her win at the Suzhou Diamond League (2.31m) in April with a win at the Monaco Diamond League (2.33m).
This year, he is also in second place in the men’s high jump record rankings with 2m36, following Tambury with 2m37.
Woo Sang-hyeok’s personal best is 2.36m, and this year’s best is 2.33m.
In the final practice match before the Paris Olympics, he only cleared 2.28m, failing to achieve his primary goal of “entering Paris by clearing 2.37m.”
As Kerr continues to produce good records, the number of opponents he has to be aware of at the Paris Olympics has also increased.
Woo Sang-hyeok has a 9-7 lead in head-to-head matches against Kerr.
However, this year, they faced each other three times and lost 1 and 2.
In the May What Gravity Challenge, Woo Sang-hyuk came in second with 2.31m, and Kerr came in fourth with 2.25m.
At the World Indoor Championships in March, Woo Sang-hyeok came in third (2.28m), and on the same day at the Monaco Diamonds, Woo Sang-hyeok tied for third (2.28m), losing to Kerr, who won both competitions.
The favorites who did not compete in the Monaco Games expressed their determination towards the Paris Olympics through social networking services (SNS).
Barsim, who has three Olympic medals (one gold, two silver), wrote on social media on the 13th, “I will end my Olympic journey in Paris. From the 2012 London Games to the 2021 Tokyo Games, I have overcome many hardships, bravely challenged, and learned countless lessons. I will raise the Qatari flag at my last Olympics as well.”
Tokyo Olympics co-gold medalist Tamberi, who is currently undergoing rehabilitation for a thigh injury, also expressed his determination, saying, “Paris is my last Olympics,” and “No one has won two Olympic gold medals in the men’s high jump yet. I can’t waste time. I will quickly recover from my injury and challenge for a second gold medal.”
Woo Sang-hyuk’s life goal is also a gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
Although the competition has increased and he has not been able to achieve the record he wanted before the Olympics, Woo Sang-hyeok has been motivated by the thought that “the most important match is the Paris Olympic finals.”
The World Athletics Federation announced today the names of 33 athletes who will compete in the men’s high jump at the Paris Olympics. This is one more than the 32 initially set by the federation.
The Paris Olympic men’s high jump final, where Woo Sang-hyeok will challenge for a medal, will begin at 2:10 a.m. on August 11, Korean time. 카지노사이트 추천