Attaoui and Llopis, classified for the Diamond League final in Zurich

The grand final of the Diamond League This year will have double Spanish representation. Mohamed Attaoui (800m) and Quique Llopis (110 fences) They certified their classification at the Lausanian meeting, marked by the torrential rain that did not stop falling throughout the night.

The best Spanish athlete of the year at Diamond League, Mohamed Attaouihe fulfilled the process he had left and certified with a great third place (1'43 ”38) his classification to fight for the diamond in Zurich. The Cantabrian ran following his usual tactic, lagged in the first round and tracing positions in the second. The victory was for the American Josh Hoeywhich starred in a spectacular comeback on the finish line to be first with 1'42 ”82.

Quique Llopis He stayed a position to qualify directly for the grand final of the Diamond League, but the injury of Rasheed Broadbellwill allow you to go to Zurich equally. The Valencian was last in Lausana with 13 ”33 and only added one point to be eighth of the 'Race' for the final. Precisely, a point is what separated him from the direct classification that marked in seventh position the Jamaican Broadbell. In Zurich there will be eight vallades, the first seven of the 'Race' and a guest that will enter the 'Wild Card' Grant Hollowaythat much of the season was lost due to physical problems. The winner in Lausana was the leader of the year Cordell Tinch With 12 ”98, confirming its main favorite label for world gold in Tokyo in three weeks.

In this way, Attaoui and Llopis will be in Zurich next week, in a thirty -updating final that will celebrate 32 finals distributed over the days of Tuesday and Wednesday. And just at the end, all classified athletes will set up to Tokyo to begin their acclimatization for the World Cup, which will begin on September 13.

Will not be in the grand finale Thierry ndikumwenayowhich ended 12 (13'16 ”78) in a very tactical 5,000m marked by the hard weather conditions and that was decided in a last round of infarction with victory for the Belgian Isaac Kimeli with 13'07” 67, ahead of the American Grant Fisher (13'08 ”51) and of the Mexican Eduardo Herrera with 13'09” 50. For its part, Daniela García It was second in the B series of 800m with 2'00 ”23, but did not achieve the goal of getting off the two minutes to have the minimum to go to the World Cup. “The race was frantic, with very strong rivals and with a very hard meteorology. Today's effort was not enough to get out of two minutes, but qualify for Tokyo is still my goal”explained the Mallorcan in the mixed area after the test.

The Jamaican Oblique Seville achieved a sensational victory in 100m under the torrential rain with a time of 9 ”87 against rivals like the Olympic champion Noah Lyles, who came from running in 9” 90 on Saturday in Silesia and that this time he could not get off the 10 seconds (10 ”02). The leader of the year Kishane Thompson did Tibia. Keely Hodgkinson clearly beat 800m with 1'55 ”69 and Nadine Visser won 100 fences with 12” 45