Today was undoubtedly the most significant day of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. This is because we witnessed two truly remarkable performances.
The first of them was Sweden’s Armand Duplantis’ dominant victory – and a new world record – in the men’s pole vault. Based on that, I dare to say already before the halfway point of the championships that Duplantis is currently athletics’ brightest superstar and the most dominant athlete. Grattis!
The second particularly remarkable performance came in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, where Soufiane El Bakkali earned himself the title of the championships’ dumbest athlete. What else can you think of a runner who accelerates after the final water jump into a clear lead, but then can’t be bothered to push all the way to the end, slows down after the final dry barrier, and for that reason is overtaken just a few meters before the finish line?
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Maybe Mr. El Bakkali just reached his limits? He had already given all he could.
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