French hurdler Wilhem Belocian made a solid comeback on Saturday at the Nantes meeting with a time of 7 sec 54 over 60 m hurdles, at the same time achieving the minimums for the world indoor athletics championships in Glasgow at the beginning of March. Eighth at the World Championships in Budapest in August over 110 hurdles, Belocian ran the 60m hurdles in 7 sec 54 in the series in Nantes, before winning in the final in 7 sec 55.
At the same time, he achieves the minimums for the world indoor athletics championships which will take place in Glasgow (Scotland) from March 1 to 3, he who has already been European indoor champion over the distance in 2021. other French hurdlers, notably Just Just Kwaou-Mathey and Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, are returning to Val de Reuil on Sunday.
Sixth and best French at the World Championships in Budapest, the young Sasha Zhoya is skipping the winter season to prepare for the summer six months before the Olympic Games. For the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, France can only select two athletes from among those eligible according to the criteria of the International Federation (minimum or ranking).