“I perform better under pressure, the crowd makes me excited,” Lyles said. Jackson posted 22.07 with Britain’s world champion Dina Asher-Smith fading to 22.37 in third. They also switched ends for the javelin throwers and Tokyo silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch quickly took advantage of the wind with a throw of 89.87 metres, beating his five-year old personal best. That was just the start though as Grenada’s 2019 Doha world champion Anderson Peters landed a 90.19. Also mastering the tricky conditions was Korean Woo Sang-hyeok who won the high jump with 2.33 metres.

Source: Ethiopian News May 13, 2022 22:43 UTC