The programme for day 2 proved more packed than expected, despite an initial concern raised the previous day. The author points out that the event organisation kept everyone on tenterhooks thanks to a run of action and finals, ending with two 100 metre races, including semi-finals earlier in the evening.
In the middle-distance women’s events, Audrey Werro and Klaudia Kazimierska repeated their Diamond League victories from the week before. The piece also covers Marileidy Paulino’s win in the women’s 400 m, noting her slow start and then an extremely aggressive finish, and drawing a comparison with Christine Ohuruogo.
After the women’s 400 m, the author says they contacted Christine Ohuruogo. She replies by commenting on the fact that some observers say Paulino does not get away as fast as the others, adding that she wonders where this pattern has been seen before.
In the men’s 100 m, the schedule ends with two finals in which Melissa Jefferson-Wooden wins in 10.62 and Kenneth Bednarek takes victory with 9.85, allowing the American sprinter to achieve a double. The article links these results to the final sequence of competitions on day 2.
In the field events, Haruka Kitaguchi wins the javelin with a Japanese record of 68.92. Miltiadis Tentoglou wins the long jump with 8.35, but only edges Bozhidar Saraboyukov by one centimetre, while Sandi Morris triumphs in the pole vault with 4.95.
On the British side, the day 2 picture is judged disappointing, with no qualification for the 800 m final for Max Burgin and Ben Pattison. The article also mentions individual performances, such as Lina Nielsen making it to the Ultimate without aiming for the final, and Amy Hunt finishing last in the women’s 100 m final.
