Ilona Hadhoum stymiies Xinyu Lin's pursuit of a fourth straight win with Miyazaki magic
This was a battle of unstoppable objects. Coming into the Miyazaki World Cup, Xinyu Lin (CHN) was on the hunt for a fourth straight major gold medal this autumn yet came up against an athlete in Ilona Hadhoum (FRA) that had resembled a runaway train at the World U23 Championships. When the pair arrived in T2 together today as part of the large lead group, the stage seemed set for an epic duel. Instead, Hadhoum displayed the same extraordinary running speed she showcased in Pontevedra to fly to a maiden World Cup win in style.
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