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![This picture will not be repeated in a week: Mujinga Kambundji (left) in a duel with Ajla del Ponte at the Citius Meeting 2019.]()
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This picture will not be repeated in a week: Mujinga Kambundji (left) in a duel with Ajla del Ponte at the Citius Meeting 2019.
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Is Kambundji afraid of being hit?
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![Because Ajla Del Ponte is in top shape!]()
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Because Ajla Del Ponte is in top shape!
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![There is still Kambundji in Bern: Sister Ditaji Kambundji (18) challenges the 100 m hurdles.]()
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There is still Kambundji in Bern: Sister Ditaji Kambundji (18) challenges the 100 m hurdles.
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![Fast family: In addition to Mujinga (right) and Ditaji (left), Muswama also runs athletics.]()
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Fast family: In addition to Mujinga (right) and Ditaji (left), Muswama also runs athletics.
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The time was an announcement: A week ago, Ajla del Ponte (24) sprinted the 100 m in 11.08 seconds – clearly placing her in the annual ranking at the top of the European season.
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She is the second fastest Swiss in history, 13 hundredths behind Mujinga Kambundji (28). “Ajla has entered a new dimension,” says Del Pontes coach Laurent Meuwly of the SDA agency.
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For the time being, however, there is no direct measurement of strength between the two swift Swiss women: Kambundji will not start next week at the Citius meeting in Bern, as reported by the “Berner Zeitung”.
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There, the two sprinters were expected in the 100 m direct duel. “We are disappointed,” says Co-Meeting Director Matyas Kobrehel about the short-term cancellation. “We would have loved to see Mujinga start at her home meeting.”
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Speculation is now being held behind the scenes: does Kambundji want to avoid the duel with Del Ponte? Does the Bernese avoid the Ticino?
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That is why Kambundji does not start in Bern
The truth is rather unspectacular: it’s about season building. «After the postponement of the Olympic Games, Mujinga’s season planning was rethought. It was also the time to give the body some rest after the last, also emotionally intense seasons, »says Kambundjis trainer Adrian Rothenbühler to BLICK.
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For the bronze medalist of the World Cup in Doha, the aim is to be in top shape in autumn when international meetings may be due. “As in the last successful year, the plan is to launch the season over 200 m, as this allows the somewhat strengthened basic work to be picked up easily.
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The change to the high-speed range will take place later. So the 100 m at the Citius meeting are not an option for us. »
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Kambundji als Zuschauerin?
Means: A 200 m race would have taken Kambundji under its feet in Bern. “It was not possible for us to add another sprint discipline to the program at short notice,” says Kobrehel. “But we are also happy when Mujinga comes to Wankdorf as a spectator.”
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Sprint star in exam stress: Kambundji is back in school(02:23)
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Even so, the Citius meeting on July 24 is very busy: Del Ponte, ex-hurdle European champion Kariem Hussein, Simon Ehammer, Silvan Wicki, Jason Joseph and Salome Lang have announced a number of strong Swiss athletes.
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And there is also a bit of Kambundji: With Mujinga’s youngest sister Ditaji (18), the next highly talented Kambundji sprout starts over 100 m hurdles.
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