the american Anna Hall he remained twelve points from the mythical barrier of 7,000 points, after winning the Götzis Classic Combined Meeting Heptathlon (Austria), the Hypomeeting, with a mark of 6,988 stitches.

The record allowed Hall, a bronze medalist at the World Cups played last year in Eugene, not only to sign the best global brand of the yearbut place yourself in fifth place in the all-time rankings.

In fact, only four heptathletes have managed to break the 7,000 point mark in all history, starting with the American Jackie Joyner Kerseewhich set the current world record at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 with a total of 7,291 units.

A figure that only the Swedish company has managed to approach Caroline Kluft, who scored 7,032 points in 2007; the Belgian Nafissatou Thiam, which produced 7,013 units in 2017; and the Soviet Larissa Nikitinawhich reached 7,007 points in 1989.

Anna Hall, who turned 22 last March, looked set to cross the 7,000 mark after closing the first day of competition with a score of 4,172 units.

For this, the American had to sign her best personal marks both in 100 meters hurdlesin which he achieved a time of 12.75 seconds; as in the high jumpwhere it reaches the 1.92 meters; and the 200 metersin which he records a time of 22.88 seconds.

Hall just couldn’t improve on his best record in the shot putafter sending the artifact to 13.90 metersfour centimeters less than the 13.94 that the North American reached last April.

The American could not continue in the same dynamic on the second day. He failed to surpass his best grades either in Long jumpafter signing a best attempt at 6.54 meters; neither in throw the javelinafter registration 43.08 meters in the Austrian city.

The results place Anna Hall at 1,082 points from the mythical barrier of 7,000 units in the absence of the last test, the 800 meters. In the last race, the American had to run in 2:02.22 minutes, more than a second less than her personal best -2:03.11- to join the select club of 7,000 points.

Hall will have to wait for a new opportunity for the milestone, since in Austria he completed the 800 meters in a time of 2:02.97 seconds75 hundredths more than the required time.

The result left the North American with a total of 6,988 stitchesenough to defeat the British Katarina JohnsonThompsonworld champion in 2019, who finished second with 6,556 dots; already polish Adriana Sulkthird with 6,480 units.

Pierce LePage wins the decathlon

For his part, the Canadian Pierce Lepagecurrent vice-world champion, beat his compatriot Damien Warnergold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the event of decathlon with a total of 8,700 points.

LePage, who set the world record of the year, edged out Warner by 81 points, who finished second with a score of 8,619, while third place went to the Norwegian. Sander Skotheimwho closed the podium with a total of 8,590 stitches.

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