Malaika Mihambo makes it exciting at the Leichtahletik world Cup in Doha. But then she jumps into the history books of the sport and ensures the DLV, the second Gold of the Championships.
Malaika Mihambo had made it exciting. The big favourite in the long jump was bailed out in the first try of the world Cup final of Doha, much too early, landed in the hands of 6.52 meters. Out of the question for you that has done this summer already 7,16 meters. In the second pass, you want to then, apparently, to a lot of, came about. So you had to jump in the third attempt, at least 6.70 meters to get another three Attempts. Otherwise, the disaster that threatened the early. “It was so scarce and unnecessary. Since it had to be the third, or else I would have been more”, it should say later in the show.
And actually – Mihambo was not deterred. She ran fast as usual, hit the Board accurately and catapulted far beyond the Seven-Meter mark. A Smile, a look back to the judges. The jump is valid? Yes, he raises the white Flag. 7.30 meters mean the top. Almost 40 centimeters in the projection on the other. Now her coach Ralf Weber was happy for 15 years at her side: “Now I’m really sure, that nothing more can happen. There should happen a miracle, that goes wrong”.
Lipstick instead of sand box
Winner of the Trio in the long jump: Ese Brume (l.), Malaika Mihambo (M.), Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk
No wonder you had to collect afterwards. Passage four to be omitted, instead, a Meditation somewhere in a hardly visible corner of the stadium, then a fifth, in order to keep the voltage, again about seven meters. According to human judgment, the gold medal was the now. Very cool you drew, while the competition struggled, the lipstick. One after the other failed due to the large Expanse of the 25-Year-old from the Kurpfalz. Then there were only two: the Nigerian Ese Brume, the Ukrainian Maryna Bech-Romanchuk – none came close to the magical 7.30 meters Mihambos. The folded facilitates the hands before the face, focused one last Time and sat, almost as a bonus, this last attempt about seven feet in the Sand.
“Simply everything”
After that, the cheers. The first behavior, then more and more exuberant, and with Germany flag on the shoulders, and kiss hands for the audience. It was a title with the announcement: “Let’s find out who is the Best in the world”, had posted the reigning European champion in front of the competition on Instagram, and it remained the evidence of not guilty. She was focused and calm, even when it was tight, even under pressure: “I knew this season the whole time that I’m the Best, but there are still so top it all off, just unbelievable. Now everything has just voted,” said Mohambo after the lap of honour.
In the “eternal” German “best of” list of the studied political scientist improved to rank two. Only Heike Drechsler (of 7.48 meters) is still in front of her. You should remain injury-free, is your trust this brand. “This will be the best jump of my life. Let’s see what the next season”, says the passionate piano player. Next season, the Olympic games in Tokyo. Less than Gold would be a disappointment since.