Margot Schifferer at home

After 22 years of absence, theNice “Nikaya” symbolic meeting It returns in a big way on Saturday, June 17, 2023 and represents a high plateau. A few big French names such as homegrown Margot Chevrier and a few world-class foreign athletes will crowd the Stade Charles Ehrmann. It will be the women’s competition especially puzzling with Serbian Ivana Voleta and French Hilary Kabacha. Pleasant weather conditions will be favorable for logs.

Started in 1976 at the instigation of Robert Bertugu, the Nice “Nikaya” meet has attracted the greatest stars of athletics for a quarter of a century and has been the scene of Five world records. Briton Steve Cram (3’29″ 67 over 1500m in 1985), Ukrainian Sergey Bubka (pole vault 6.06m in 1988) or Algeria’s Noureddine Marsili (3’27 37 over 1500m in 1995) notably broke the records Standard in planets in flames. ambiance. Due to a lack of facilities, the event ended up closing its doors in 2001. This monument to the first Olympic sport is preparing for its return on Saturday, June 17th. With 12 events in the programme, thanks to the dynamics and passion of its new director Remy Charpentier.

in 2001, Margot Schiffer It was hardly Aged Two years when the meeting in Nice had closed. The 23-year-old resident of Nice Côte d’Azur Athletes knows Charles Ehrman’s pole vault too well to train there every day. In front of his fans, the pupil of Sebastian Reisdorfer, who leads both in athletics and in medicine, will be eager to win the competition and strive, why not, for a new personal best (4.71m, achieved last June 9 to meeting Paris). A brand synonymous with the minimal world championships in Budapest. The women’s competition promises to be exciting with the Swiss Angelica Moser (4.75m), European Indoor Champion in Toruń in 2021 as well as the French Elena Gialoraches (4.51m) and Alex Dehainen (4.41 m).

Takeoff is expected in length

The women’s long jump may be one of the most exciting disciplines. serbian Ivana Volettabetter known as Spanovic, who has already risen to 7.24m in 2017, making her the third indoor athlete in history behind Heike Drechsler (7.37m) and Galina Chistiakova (7, 30m), should light up the competition. He will face the two-time World Indoor Champion (2018 and 2022) and the five-time Diamond League winner in particular British Jasmine Sawiris (6.90 m in 2021), cIndoor European Champion in Istanbul.

The best French specialists will also be on the job. Author minimal hungary last saturday at bizinas with 6.86 m, Hilary Capcha You’ll want to keep having fun in the sandbox. It will also be necessary to take a closer look at performanceEloyse Lesueur-AymoninWorld Indoor Champion 2014, European Long Jump Champion 2012 and 2014, Tevin MoshantFrench Elite Indoor Champion 2023, Maëlly DalmatFrench Elite Indoor Champion in 2022 in Miramas as well Mandy Francois ElleParalympic and world medal in sprint.

Conseslus Kipruto in the 3000m hurdles

Olympic champion in the 3000m hurdles Attorney Kipruto They line up at the start of the Nikaya Nice meeting. A distinguished guest remembers the great hours of the event. Olympic champion (2016 in Rio), two-time world champion (2017 in London and 2019 in Doha), quadruple winner of the Diamond League (2013, 2016, 2017 and 2018), two-time vice-world champion (2013 and 2015) and third in Eugene in 2022 (He hasn’t come off the world podium since 2013), the 28-year-old Kenyan wants to get back on top. He still has great ambitions, hence his presence in Nice, where the ideal climatic conditions should allow him to find the performances to which he is accustomed in the world of athletics.

Jilali Badrani You will want to get rid once and for all of Budapest Minimalist Worlds (8’15″00). The French will be present in large numbers as well Alexis VilottOlympic finalist in Tokyo in 2021, Baptist GuyonAnd Nicola Marie DarrowAnd Jatian Ariau And Luke Le Baron. between women, Fluffy Reynward And Florian Quesada They will also try to play their cards right on the beautiful tartan.

The men’s 1500m must be balanced and the person who will guess who will win in Riviera City will be smart. Near access in perspective between in particular new Zeland Samuel Tanner (3’31″ 34) and Spanish Alvaro de ArribaEuropean Indoor Champion in the 800m in 2019. Benoit Campion (3’37″ 71), pacemaker for Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen during his best world performance in history over 2 Miles (7’54″ 10) at the Paris meeting, must struggle to “exist”.

Méba-Mickaël Zézé wants to hurry

AC runner it was Meba-Mickaël Zézé He will compete in half a lap. Double European silver medalist in the 4 x 400 meters (2016 and 2022), second-best French performer in history thanks to the 19 97 he achieved last summer in La Chaux-de-Fonds, he will have the great misfortune of reducing his time with attendance South Africa Clarence Money (19″ 69 in 2018) and British Adam Jamily (19-97 in 2016).

at a distance of 400 m upper, Teo andante And Jill ByronVice European champions in the indoor 4 x 400m in Istanbul, he’ll rub shoulders in particular with B.Otswana Busang Colin Kibinatchebe which twice fell under 45 seconds this year (44″91 in Ndola on April 30th and then 44″98 in Geneva on June 10th). the local Camille Serry (55″ 79), the French elite champion in the 400m hurdles, will be able to see if summer preparations are really bearing fruit in competition. On the throwing side, we will also follow the promise Stephen Lewis MilajeFrench indoor weight hopefuls record holder at 19.07m, W.J Lenny Brissaultwho sent his spear 73.92 meters into the skies over Nice on June 7.

Mile Road in Place Massena

The Road Mile event of the Nice “Nikaia” meeting will take place in Place Massena on Friday 16 June, the day before the meeting. Australian Caldwell Abbey He arrives on the Cote d’Azur With a supposed goal: to break the world record for the road mile. To this end, the 21-year-old, who is 21 years old, has a reference time of over 1500m in 4’01″15, established in Doha on May 5th, You will have to perform better than 4’19″00, which is the minimum performance set by World Athletics since January 1, 2023.

An ephemeral course consisting of a 275-meter loop will be installed in the heart of the Riviera. To do this, the meeting teams will be able to draw on the expertise of the Azur Sport organization, a major player in road racing in the region (Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes, Half-Marathon International de Nice in particular). Wavelight Technologies will also be there, which will definitely help athletes get the best brand possible.

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