Another “show” in the short! In front of several of its supporters found in Lausanne and holding Greek flags, Emmanuel Karalis He did not have the competition of Monto Dupladis and easily won the 13th Diamond League series at the 13th game of the Games, with a jump of 6.02m.
Emmanuel Karalis also proved in the Diamond League in Lausanne that he is in a terrible state of ahead of a world championship, confirming that jumps over 6 meters are now a … habit for his Greek Olympic Olympian.
Monto Dupladis did not fight and Emmanuel Karalis found the opportunity to take the lead, with a jump of 6.02m. Thus, he achieved the 11th jump of his career in a race, over the 6 -meter barrier. The race was a city event, so it took place in the city center and not in the stadium, with the rain putting “obstacles” to the athletes.
Letting his opponents start at 5.42 m. Emmanuel Karalis left 5.62m. and made his first attempt at 5.72m, passing this height with characteristic comfort and first attempt.
Emmanuel Karalis left the 5.82m (several athletes started out there), he passed the first 5.92m. And he celebrated it strongly, with a cry and a big smile.
Ersu Sassma and Emmanuel Karalis were the only ones to continue the race. With the rain falling stronger, the Turkish athlete and the Greek Olympian did not cross their first attempt at 6.02m.
Sassma and Karalis – in the order they fought – did not even make their second attempt at that particular height. The Turkish athlete failed in his third attempt at 6.02, eventually staying 4th with a successful effort at 5.82m.
Having already conquered the first, and with the organizers doing everything they can to wipe the corridor from the rainwater, Emmanuel Karalis left for his 3rd attempt at 6.02m. And passed it!
Second in Lausanne’s Diamond League, the Frenchman, a former world record holder, Reno Lavileni, was finally 5.82m while his compatriot, Timo Cole, also with 5.82m.
On Wednesday, August 20th, it is Miltos Tentoglou’s turn in length and Elina Gengho in javelin to play in the Diamond League.