Thiam makes up for it
After the 100 meter hurdles, the program continued with the high jump. After the successive failures of several candidates for the podium, Nafi was the only one to cross the bar at 1m86, where Noor Vidts stopped at 1m80. Better yet, Thiam then passed the bar at 1m95, enough to take the lead in the general classification. Noor Vidts currently ranks just behind the reigning two-time Olympic champion.
Present in Rome after many months without competition, Nafi Thiam is under pressure because these European Championships represent her last chance to reach the minimums for the Olympics, namely 6480 points, a formality a priori for her, but a small error could therefore be fatal to him.
In the evening, the program continued with the shot put. With a throw of 15.06 meters, Nafi achieved his best throw of the season – and the second best performance of this heptathlon, ahead of… Noor Vidts, at 14.79 meters (personal best) – and dug a little deeper into his ahead of the main competitors.
The program will continue this Friday with the 200 meters (9:45 p.m.), but also Saturday with the long jump (12:10 p.m.), the javelin throw (6:05 p.m. or 7:20 p.m.) and the 800 meters to conclude (9:43 p.m.).
