- At the end of the Diamond League season in Zurich, Simon Ehammer did not finish higher than 5th place in the long jump. In three promising attempts, he only narrowly exceeds.
- The actual heptathlete Annik Kälin was also fifth in the same discipline.
- Mujinga Kambundji misses the 200m podium by 23 hundredths and takes 5th place.
- The decisions without Swiss participation can be found here.
Long jump men: Ehammer desperate at the take-off beam
After second place in Rabat and third place in Oslo, Simon Ehammer was denied another podium finish at the home Diamond League meeting in Zurich. The Appenzeller had to settle for 5th place with a jump of 7.93 m. Three times it seemed as if the 22-year-old could improve. But the attempts were invalid in each case. On the second, Ehammer went over the bar by just 0.3 centimeters. Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE), whom Ehammer had beaten in Lucerne, won with 8.42 m in front of Marquis Dendy (USA, 8.18 m) and Maykel Masso (CUB, 8.05 m).
200 m women: Mujinga Kambundji without further exploit
The Diamond League season ended with a 5th place for Mujinga Kambundji. She has beaten her time of 22.65 seconds 7 times in this successful season. Kambundji was 0.23 seconds behind on third place, which was secured by the American Tamara Clark. World Champion Shericka Jackson (JAM) didn’t miss a beat and won the $30,000 prize money for the Diamond League victory. With 21.80 s she distanced herself from Gabrielle Thomas (USA) by 58 hundredths.
Long jump women: Kälin with respect success
At her Diamond League premiere, heptathlete Annik Kälin jumped to a good 5th place in her best discipline in the strong field of specialists. In the very first attempt she achieved a distance of 6.50 m, which was then classified as her best. At the European Championships in Munich, she even jumped 23 centimeters further. Malaika Mihambo failed to take revenge for the home European Championship. The German high-flyer beat Kälin in fourth by just 2 centimeters and again had to give way to Ivana Vuleta (SRB, 6.97 m).
100 m hurdles women: Ditaji Kambundji without a chance
World record holder Tobi Amusan broke the 22-year-old meeting record set by Gail Devers (USA) in the Letzigrund. The Nigerian won in 12.29 seconds, topping Devers’ old mark by 10 hundredths. Ditaji Kambundji was not up to speed. In 13.22 s she was ninth and last. She was a good half a second away from her personal best. Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) had to make do with fourth place. She lost two tenths on Amusan.
110 m hurdles men: Joseph with a conciliatory conclusion
Jason Joseph didn’t go as he wished at the major events this season. In Zurich, however, the Basel bidder was satisfied with his performance. He finished sixth in 13.54 seconds. “It didn’t feel that bad. I’ll take that, it’s a nice finish,” said the hurdle sprinter. Two-time world champion Grant Holloway (USA) won the race in 13.02 seconds. Jamaicans Rasheed Broadbell and Hansle Parchment were left behind.
3000 m steeple women: Scherrer breaks
During the first two kilometers of the race, Chiara Scherrer could still hope for a new Swiss record. The woman from Toggenburg, who ran 9:20.28 minutes at the Diamond League meeting in Paris this year, was unable to keep up the pace and finally finished 9th in 9:34.52 minutes. Verkuha Getachew (ETH) secured victory, benefiting from a stumble on the home stretch by Olympic champion Winfred Mutile Yavi (BRN).
400 m men: Petrucciani with a good time
As usual, Ricky Petrucciani turned things up towards the end of the race. Having started on the outside lane, the Swiss EM runner-up held off two competitors and finished 5th. In 45.31 seconds he stayed almost three tenths above his personal best. As expected, victory went to World Championship silver medalist Kirani James from Grenada (44.26 s).
400 m hurdles men: Bonvin in the shadow of Dos Santos
Alison Dos Santos left no doubt whatsoever about the winner. The world champion did not come close to Eugene’s fabulous time, the third-best of all time over 400 m hurdles (46.29 s). In 46.98 s, however, he once again stayed under the 47-second mark. The American Khallifah Rosser was second and lost almost 8 tenths to the Brazilian. Julien Bonvin made it to 7th place in 49.63s. At the European Championships in Munich, the Valaisian ran 0.53 seconds faster.