The perfect opportunity then for spectators to see Kevin Mayer in action. The Frenchman, World decathlon champion, will have a chance to improve his game alongside the world’s elite. These include American Ryan Crouser, reigning Olympic champion and the top Frenchman to date, Frédéric Dagée.
Among the ladies, the competition will take on a festival feel… Together with the Chinese athlete Lijiao Gong (reigning World champion), the Hungarian Anita Marton (2nd in the Olympic Games) , the Jamaican Danniel Thomas-Dodd (2nd in the Indoor Worlds back in the winter), the American Michelle Carter ( reigning Olympic champion) and the New Zealander Valerie Adams (double Olympic champion and four-time World champion), the Port Hercule will doubtless never have been so aptly named.
Kevin Mayer doubles up
Kevin Mayer is an all-rounder. Becoming a star of French and World athletics since his silver medal at the Games in 2016, then his world title in 2017, he absolutely adores the buzz of the major meetings, the fervour of a stadium and the public support.
To put the finishing touches to his lightning progress, he hopes to do battle with the best in the world in the individual events. On the Rock, the Frenchman will link together the shot put (on the Thursday in the port) and the 110m hurdles (on the Friday). It’s an opportunity to progress within a specific context, to put oneself against the best in the world and push back one’s limits, Generally, he makes the most of these sessions of two or three events to shatter his personal bests and also put on a show of course. Spectators be warned…
