Knee problems caused after Thursday's training Gianmarco Tamberi - after consulting with the whole team- had to cancel the start in Ostrava.
"I was really looking forward to it, it was supposed to be my only start before the EC in Rome. Now nothing will come out of it. I greet the great fans in Ostrava and I believe that I will please them next year," said Tamberi. He believes that he will at least make it to the EC in Rome on home soil. Heigh jump competition with home Jan Štefela, the American McEwen and the legendary Ukrainian Bondarenko will still be worth it.
The start list continues to gather momentum, with Olympic champion Andre de Grasse deciding to run the 200m, his main event, with the intention of attacking Bolt's 19.83 meeting record. Djamal Sedjati from Algeria, the silver medalist from the 2022 WC, will run in the 800 m, who already caught the eye this year with the world performance of the year in the 1000 m 2:13.97. He has already run under 1:44 five times in his career. The Italian Catalin Tecuceanu, holder of the fresh European performance of the year 1:44.0, is also a great enrichment.
Duplantis was joined by an Asian record holder and a silver medalist from the 2023 WC Ernest John Obiena from the Philippines, whose maximum is six meters.
Natalia Kaczmareková, the silver medalist from last year's World Championships, from Poland, will be in chargé the favorite in the 400 m, but the young Czech representative Gloria Lurdes Manuel, after a quality performance in Kladno, can also attack at the Olympic Games limit 50.95.
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