The British celebrated with style after he obtained 12 points in Florida and ended in front of Cole Hocker and Yared Nuguse
Josh Kerr returned to his winning forms in the Grand Slam athletics event in Miami on Friday (May 2), ensuring victory in the 1500m male with a better time of the 34.51 season.
The Olympic silver medalist increased by the last 100 meters, surpassing Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse and Marco Arop to obtain victory. This performance marked a significant improvement of his seventh place in Kingston, where he won only five points. In Miami, Kerr has already doubled more than its total points, winning 12 points for its 1500m victory.
The Olympic podium trio of the 2024 Paris Games maintained its positions in Miami, although in a different order. Yared Nuguse, the Olympic silver medalist, said second place with a time of 3: 34.65, while the Olympic gold medalist Cole Hocker finished third in 3: 34.79.
Marco Arop, who had led the bell, was seventh with a better personnel or 3: 35.95. Tokyo’s silver medalist Timothy Cheruiyot ended sixth in 3: 35.61.
Reflecting on his performance, Kerr said: “It is a completely new style of races. He took a little probable time to understand his concept and running like this is different. You must be patient and you must be sure compared to that can you run the red line as long as possible?
“I had to enter with slightly different tactics and ended up working today. It will change for the next blows, I am sure, but that is what is exciting. I hope it is exciting for you to see it.
“I was thinking about the last lap until I got there. I felt that my position with Go, I come in a solid position. Obviously, not flying too much in that rear section due to the wind. Being a little behind, but I know that I am now back.”
In the obstacles of 100 meters female, the Olympic champion Masai Russell offered a historical performance, marking a legal wind (2.0) 12.17, the second fastest time in history and a new American record. She surpassed Tia Jones, who established a better personal brand of 12.19, placing her third in the list of all time.
Russell’s victory was a kind of redemption after a sixth disappointing place in Kingston, where he recorded 12.78.
She said: “I was waiting for that. I always tell you all when it’s time for you to run fast, I love running quickly. I just went out to compete.
“I would say that it is revenge. The conditions are kept from my side in Kingston, personally speaking. Today, I know that if I had the wind behind my back, I am a very competitive enlargeization in the world, for the goal.
“I was talking about that all the week I want to reach 12 points because I will configure and get the 12 points. It simply shows me how much I can wait for the rest of the season. It means everything.”
In the 3000m men, Andrew Coscoran de Ireland delivered a discomfort, defeating the 5000m Olympics and the 1000m Bronze medalist Grant Fisher in the final stages. The race was a slow and tactical career as Coscoran made its movement in the closing meters to ensure the victory and register a time of 8: 17.56, with Fisher crossing the line very close to it in 8: 17.60.
With 400m for touring were British George Mills and Sam ATkin leading the pack. Mills remained in dispute all the way on the last lap and ended third in 8: 17.77. Sam Atkin was eighth in 8: 21.35.
Fisher won the Grand Slam title in Kingston and will be determined to win the 5000m, his most favorable event, Sunday to win again in Miami.
Only one week after establishing a new world record of 10 km of women with an impressive 29:27 in Herzogenaurach, Agnes Ntich of Kenya showed no signs of fatigue while adding another victory to his season, this time in Miami. In an exciting end, Ngetich surpassed the Medina Eisa of Ethiopia, which had remained right in the heels through the race.
Ngetich led for most of the race, at one time even making a gesture to Eisa to take the lead when the two separated from the rest of the field. Eisa responded with a strong impulse in the final stages, but it was Ngetich who had the most clear final kick, ensuring victory and the 12 full points in Miami.
In the short sprints, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden continued his dominance, following his victory in Kingston with another powerful exhibition in Miami, taking female 100m in 10.75 (2.4). Tamari Davis of the US tok. UU. Secondly in 10.79, so it favors Ofili and Gabby Thomas.
Thomas, who had previously claimed the victory in the long sprints (200m/400m) in Kingston, chose to renounce the deta and play the 100m this time, ending in 10.97. Meanwhile, the Daryll Neita of Great Britain occupied the eighth place with 11.16, but will look for a stronger performance in the 200 meters on Saturday.
The 200 meters of men in the Long Sprints category produced one of the most dramatic finishes of the night. Jerem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago and Alexander Ogando of the Dominican Republic registered 19.86, but it was Richards who advanced to the line claiming the victory and establishing a world leader. Ogando still had reasons to celebrate, establishing a new national record for your country.
Matthew Hudson-Smith from Great Britain, who won the $ 100,000 prize in Jamaica with an outstanding performance, had a quieter exit in Miami. The seventh ended in the 200m in 20.64, but it is expected to recover in its specialized event, 400m, Sunday night.
In the 400-meter male obstacles, the Olympic bronze medalist Alison Dos Santos of Brazil demonstrated his class, taking the victory in 47.97 ahead of Chris Robinson and Malik James-King.
The 400m female also delivered a tight and surplus ending, with Marileidy Paulino stopping Salwa Eid Naser to win Naser’s 49.33 at 49.21. Amber Anning from Great Britain opened its outdoor season with a seventh place, registering 50.85.
