The gold medal for Mihambo should not cause a quake, as the completely unexpected title of Niklas Kaul in the decathlon. Mihambo was 38 centimeters ahead of second-placed Ukrainian Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, 39 centimeters from Ese Brume of Nigeria, who won bronze. A distance that has not existed for years, of course, it was enough for Mihambo to say goodbye to the World Cup in Doha with the gold medal in the long jump. In the third attempt Mihambo had jumped 7.30 meters. So loud that the jury could immediately award the gold medal. 'I train all year, from season to season, of course you want to be on top of the podium.' But she had not quite finished all that, especially this one blast that had clattered much louder than the others. On the last day of the competition in Doha she had come to 'three blasts', Mihambo later said, happy and above all relieved she was. But all of this goes well together, and perhaps the mix best explains why Mihambo is one of Germany's most successful athletes at the latest with the Qatar World Cup. Is she a long jumper? Or rather a sprinter? Even a discoverer could have been lost to the 25-year-olds. With Malaika Mihambo you never know exactly who you are.
