Self-confidence boosted Kambundji and Co. present themselves in Olympic form in Lucerne

The Swiss track and field athletes are impressing in the run-up to the Olympic Games. Mujinga Kambundji, Dominic Lobalu, Angelica Moser and Annik Kälin in particular are recharging their batteries in Lucerne.

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16.07.2024, 22:42

16.07.2024, 22:45

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Mujinga Kambundji ran the 100 m at the international meeting in Lucerne on Tuesday evening with a headwind in 11.20 seconds, Lobalu mastered the 3000 m in 7:37.50 minutes, Moser jumped 4.60 m in the pole vault, and Kälin managed 6.65 m in the long jump - all performances that give hope for the Olympic Games in Paris.

Two days after coming within a hundredth of a second of her own Swiss record in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 10.90, Kambundji won the A race over 100 m in front of 7500 spectators in a light headwind of 0.8 m/s. An hour later, she finished 3rd in the 200 m in 22.61. Kambundji will now embark on the ultimate preparation for the Olympic Games in Paris, where she will compete in the 100 and 200 m as well as the 4x100 m relay.

The European champion Angelica Moser won the pole vault competition ex-aequo with the US American Emily Grove, proving her consistency at a high level. Next Saturday, the Swiss record holder (4.88 m last Friday in Monaco) will compete in her last competition before the Olympic Games at the Diamond League meeting in London.

Annik Kälin celebrated victory in the long jump thanks to a jump of 6.65 m. She will compete in the heptathlon in Paris. The European 10,000 m champion Dominic Lobalu, who will be competing in Paris as a member of the Olympic Refugee Team, set a meeting record in the 3000 m race. In the 800 m race, the fastest Swiss athlete of the season, Rachel Pellaud, finished 6th in 2:00.78 minutes, the fourth-best time of her career. Veronica Vancardo impressed with a personal best time of 2:01.54.

While the European 200 m champion Timothé Mumenthaler did not compete due to muscular complaints, William Reais, the European 200 m bronze medalist, finished sixth in the B series over 100 m in 10.51 seconds. In the 400 m race, Lionel Spitz sprinted to 6th place in 45.55 seconds.