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I was surprised Sutej even lined up for her third attempt at 4.86, after clearly landing on the bar and injuring her tailbone on the second attempt. She thought better of things and ran through the third. I thought her vaulting was the highlight of the Ostrava meet. I certainly didn't expect 4.82 or anything much north of 4.70.
Klaver looked good. You could see the obvious emphasis on relaxing during the second loop. That was all over her face and likewise with Isayah Boers, who fared much better today. I think the 400 types from that camp debuted too soon after returning from South Africa. It didn't bother the short sprinters or sprint hurdlers nearly as much. And there's no crime in emphasizing that the 400 types were pathetic last week when they are admitting it themselves on social media. Jochem Dobber described his performance with words that wouldn't get beyond the profanity filter.
It's too bad Klaver didn't dip below 51.00 instead of exactly 51.00. Her reaction would have been markedly more joyful, especially at 50.99 because that was exactly her time in Rome a few years ago when she broke 51 for the first time outdoors.
Meuwly is apparently going to separate Klaver and Bol until Dutch championships. I noted that both will compete at Metz next week but Klaver is running the 200. Perhaps an attempt to maintain Klaver's confidence level and help her not to tie up on that second lap. Bol might need to wait an extra 10-20 meters for the pass, given Klaver's improved stamina.
Tkachuk waited alongside the barrier to congratulate Klaver. Both were very pleased with their performances. This is Tkachuk's first full season indoors. She hung on much better than I expected at 52.39. It was probably better than she expected. Tkachuk looked quite different with the full body suit and without sunglasses. She appeared heavier than during 400 hurdles. But she doesn't appear heavy during training sessions.
Bonevacia's time improved from last week. He did not look good. It's a fairly simple formula these days. If his opening 200 is sharp, both indoors or outdoors, he manages. But when he gets lazy or is hurting or feeling his age or whatever, he does not rebound from a sluggish beginning. Meuwly might have to decide if 34 year old Bonevacia can run both rounds of the mixed relay. Last year that didn't work in Eugene. The gold was lost when Bonevacia got stuck early during the final and his opening leg was 1.5 seconds slower than the heat.
Klaver looked good. You could see the obvious emphasis on relaxing during the second loop. That was all over her face and likewise with Isayah Boers, who fared much better today. I think the 400 types from that camp debuted too soon after returning from South Africa. It didn't bother the short sprinters or sprint hurdlers nearly as much. And there's no crime in emphasizing that the 400 types were pathetic last week when they are admitting it themselves on social media. Jochem Dobber described his performance with words that wouldn't get beyond the profanity filter.
It's too bad Klaver didn't dip below 51.00 instead of exactly 51.00. Her reaction would have been markedly more joyful, especially at 50.99 because that was exactly her time in Rome a few years ago when she broke 51 for the first time outdoors.
Meuwly is apparently going to separate Klaver and Bol until Dutch championships. I noted that both will compete at Metz next week but Klaver is running the 200. Perhaps an attempt to maintain Klaver's confidence level and help her not to tie up on that second lap. Bol might need to wait an extra 10-20 meters for the pass, given Klaver's improved stamina.
Tkachuk waited alongside the barrier to congratulate Klaver. Both were very pleased with their performances. This is Tkachuk's first full season indoors. She hung on much better than I expected at 52.39. It was probably better than she expected. Tkachuk looked quite different with the full body suit and without sunglasses. She appeared heavier than during 400 hurdles. But she doesn't appear heavy during training sessions.
Bonevacia's time improved from last week. He did not look good. It's a fairly simple formula these days. If his opening 200 is sharp, both indoors or outdoors, he manages. But when he gets lazy or is hurting or feeling his age or whatever, he does not rebound from a sluggish beginning. Meuwly might have to decide if 34 year old Bonevacia can run both rounds of the mixed relay. Last year that didn't work in Eugene. The gold was lost when Bonevacia got stuck early during the final and his opening leg was 1.5 seconds slower than the heat.
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