Also the best over 1500 m: Second World Cup gold medal for Hug

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Once Marcel Hug (37) takes the lead, there is no escaping the competitors. This can also be seen at the World Para-Athletics Championships in Paris over 1500 m. After the Thurgauer dominated the 5000 m race at will on Monday and almost lapped the field, he took the lead on the inside track from the start on Friday . Not even a last lap attack from Canada’s Brent Lakatos can shake Hug off his third world title over that distance and his twelfth world championship gold medal.

“I’m really happy it worked out so well,” said Hug, who set a new world championship record of 2:51.32, but was about eight seconds off Dubai’s February world record. He got off to a good start and then, taking advantage of his position, had the shortest way to go than his competitor, but expected some to try to deny him victory. As a world record holder and Paralympic champion, anything less than a Triumph Hugs would have been a huge surprise.

His probably last appearance in the final on Monday over 800 meters will be no different. But the athlete doesn’t think that far ahead. Hug says, deliberately subdued, “First I have to qualify for the final on Sunday.” (SDA)

Source : Blick