The 31 -year -old Brabançon made a time in 13: 07.67, far from its personal record in 12: 56.53 succeeded in May 2024 in Stockholm, but the race took place in pouring rain that is not very conducive to performance.
Less than a month from the Tokyo World Championships, KIMELI preceded the American Grant Fisher (13: 08.51), holder of the Record of Distance in the Room in 12: 44.09. Mexican Eduardo Herrera (13: 09.50) rose on the last step of the podium.
Already qualified for the Worlds in Japan, Kimeli will want to do better than the 8th place he had hung at the Paris Olympic Games last summer. Kimeli is the seventh Belgian athlete to win in the diamond league after Nafi Thiam et Cynthia Bolingo among the ladies, and Borlée Kevin, Jonathan Borlée, Ben Broeders et Philip Milanov among the gentlemen.
Lausanne’s competition marked the first release of Nafi Thiam in high jump this season. The rain notably prevented him from going to the bar to 1m86. Friday, the Belgian athlete will participate in long jump to the van Damme memorial, at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels.
On the 4×100 meter female relay, the Belgian Rockets Rani Vincke, Janie de Naeyer, Anne Zagré et Lien Torfs finished in 8th and last place in 44.74. Several Belgians also participated in the 100-meter pre-program events. Delphine Nansa was the fastest in 11.33, 13 hundredths more than his personal record. It should not qualify for the Worlds since it is only 40th in the world ranking when only the 36 best athletes will go to Japan. Vincke ran the 100m in 11.63, from Naeyer in 11.77 and Zagré in 11.94. Still in preview, Camille Laus Corched the 800 meters in 2: 04.50, above his personal record of 1: 59.50 established two weeks ago. Nor should she qualify for the Worlds since a minimum time of 1: 59.00 is required before Sunday.
