The decathlon world record holder participated in the Miramas meeting this Friday. He gets a lot of positives out of it.
French double decathlon world champion Kevin Mayer was satisfied with his weight performance and his pole vault competition on Friday at the Miramas meeting, during which, “very tired“, on the other hand, he gave up the 60m. “The idea is to chain competitions but I also chained training and therefore I am very, very tiredMayer said after signing dozens of autographs for spectators at Miramas.
«I shouldn’t run the 60m tonight. I need at least a week off because I really chained, I went a little too hard“, he added. The decathlon world record holder was still happy with his weight performance, with his best throw of the season, at 16.08m. “It’s a big surprise ’cause I’m at my wit’s end, to be honesthe smiled.
Bercy and Liévin to follow
In the pole vault, he then missed his three tries at 5.02m but found some positive in his competition. “It’s also a big surprise because my poles are too soft even though they are my biggest competition poles.“, he explained. “It’s very positive. These are just settings and when it comes out, it will come out“, he assured.
Mayer then explained that his indoor season would continue with the Bercy and Liévin meetings, before the French championships and “maybe the All-Star Perch».
«And for the European championships (from March 2 to 5 in Istanbul, editor’s note), we will see depending on the form. I’m trying to make adjustments for this summer and the Europes would be a little bonus“, he said.
Also engaged in the pole vault in a stadium where he had been crowned French indoor champion in 2021, Valentin Lavillenie took 3rd place with 5.42m. He missed his three tries at 5.62m.
In the 60m, it was the Ivorian Arthur Cissé who won in 6″57, the fourth best performance in the world of the season. He was three hundredths ahead of the Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala, African record holder in the 100m.