Qatar s Barshim tied for 1st place as Gatlin wins at Olympics test event
10 May 2021 - 11:28
Olympics - Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Test Event - Athletics - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - May 9, 2021 Qatar s Mutaz Essa Barshim in action during the men s high jump final REUTERS/Issei Kato
OLYMPICS.COM / THE PENINSULA – TOKYO
Qatar s reigning world high jump champion Mutaz Barshim settled for a tie with last year s Japanese title holder Tobe Naoto and Eto Takashi when all of them cleared a height of 2.30m but failed to go three centimetres higher at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo yesterday.
The competition was part of the World Athletics Continental Tour and saw a total 420 athletes compete for honours across 33 disciplines and acted as the final athletic ramp-up event ahead of the Olympic Games in 2021.