Kwaou-Mathey under 13 seconds at the French championships, Lavillenie finds the title

He announced that he had “Something in the legs” : Just Kwaou-Mathey won the title of French champion of the 110 m hurdles on Sunday with a time under the 13 seconds, defeating the triple champion in title Sasha Zhoya.

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Very legs in Talence (Gironde). Meanwhile, with two times around 13 sec 10 in series and semi-finals, the 25-year-old Hurdleur cut kwaou-mathey under 13 seconds french the line in 12 sec 99 (wind: +0.3 m/s), the second best world performance of the year.

The licensee of Evreux AC returns from afar, after a break in the Achilles tendon in the spring of 2024. Meanwhile, A year later, he ran Sunday only four hundredths below the French record of Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (12.95).

Kwaou-Mathey preceded the French star of the discipline Sasha Zhoya (13.18) for his return to competition and the vice-world champion of the 60 m hedges Wilhem Belocian (13.23), an already qualifiable podium for the Worlds in Tokyo (September 13-21).

“I really came to get something beautiful today. Moreover, Less than 13 seconds anyway, it’s something for us the Hurdleurs, it’s something huge!”he was amazed while he became the third French under this legendary barrier of the discipline, after Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (12.95 in 2014) and Ladji Doucouré.

Sunday. he was precisely preceded the French record holder, kwaou-mathey under 13 seconds french almost as a witness passage, since “PML” ran his last professional race at 33 years (7^e13.47). Moved in tears. the multiple international medalist made a tour of honor to salute the public of the Stade de Talence and tell him “Quite simply, thank you”.

“I have a stomach ache. I hurt abs, I cried too much, which makes me one of the athletes probably the luckiest in the world because I chose my release, I was able to say goodbye on a final of the French championship, I am very happy “savor Martinot-Lagarde, who had offered a final selection of the French team this winter at the Worlds in Nankin.

Embarrassed by an Achilles tendon injury for several weeks. Sasha Zhoya welcomed a time in 13 sec 18 for his recovery, even if he knows that he can be “Much faster” et “Under the 13 seconds” He too.

The kwaou-mathey under 13 seconds french return of King Lavillenie

In the pole jump. the Taulier Renaud Lavillenie showed that he was in great shape at almost 39 years by winning his first title of champion of France since 2020, on 11^e outdoors and the 19th^e including those indoors.

“Five years of waiting, it’s been a long time … I take my revenge a little about it. especially after the two years when I still struggled a lot “between an injury to a thigh and a non-qualification for the Paris Games, recalled Lavillenie.

The former world record holder (6.16 m) only needed two jumps to dismiss competition and was the only one to spend 5.82 m from his first try, a height he had already crossed twice this season.

“My priority was kwaou-mathey under 13 seconds french the ticket for Tokyo. And it’s good to show that I’m still there, for a young old man “smiled the 2012 Olympic champion.

Habz holds his rank

In the 1. 500 m final, Azzedine Habz is one of the few favorites to have held his rank at the French championships in one of the most awaited races, with many issues, seven athletes who have already achieved the minima for Japan.

“I was very stressed. I knew there would be a lot of tensions. Everyone wants to be among the first three (to go to Tokyo)”, explained the new French champion.

Author of an start to the season with a fanfare, the recent record -department of France in the discipline (3: 27.49) recovered his national crown by winning in 3 min 33 sec 33, broke the record for the final of the national championship.

“If I did not win the kwaou-mathey under 13 seconds french French championships. I think I had nothing to do at the world championships“Said Habz.

Another satisfaction of the day. Melvin Raffin signed the second best world performance of the year in triple jump with a leap at 17.52 m (minimum 17.13 m) in his sixth test, tied with the Jamaican Jordan Scott.

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