Women’s 800m qualifying round led to the elimination of Lorea Ibarzabal, Daniela García and Lorena MartínIn one way or another, it paid the price for the dictatorship of brands in a test that grew exponentially, in part thanks to new shoes. The trio of Adri Ben, Saúl Ordóñez and Mohamed Attaoui has nothing to do with the men’s series that reached the semi-finals this Thursday.
Lorea Ibarzabal was the first to emerge, the only one of the three players with less than two minutes left. He finished fourth of the year in the (1:59.88) series (he beat the best of the seven races three more times). And the Madrid woman wasn’t comfortable enough to get away with 2:06.33. The outstanding Brit Keely Hodgkinson won the series with a time of 1:59.53, who chose to take the podium with well-founded arguments.
“I didn’t have the strength. I guess I didn’t know how to manage the pressure and the nerves. great championship. It’s also been a very long season and the last few weeks have been tough for me, but we were in good shape. I didn’t feel well in the beginning and it seemed like it would last forever,” he told Spanish media in the mixed region.
“I couldn’t be strong past 400 and it’s a shame for my family, my family and friends in the stands. I was wasting away and not being able to fight was making me angry. There was a little bit of everything, the pressure of being here for the first time and I have so many eyes on me,” Ibarzabal added.
At just 21 years old, Balearic Daniela Garcia became European champion at 23 and its rating of 2:00.58 was surpassed by five competitors this year. And the truth is, he competed well, but lacked a little more motivation on the straight, losing 2:01 for the third time in his career (2:00.92) to finish seventh with one of the contenders, Kenyan Mary Moraa. to medals (1:59.89).
“I enjoyed it and it was an unrepeatable experience because I will never experience my first World Cup again. What made me happiest was feeling like I was a part of the race. On the contrary, I wanted to move forward but it didn’t happen. It’s very complicated and difficult to save positions with these opponents. In the end, I saw myself as strong and I pushed, but they pushed me more than I did.”commented with overwhelming naturalness.
With Pachá cherries on one of her earrings and a four-leaf clover on the other, the youngest of the trio thinks the season is over, “because it’s time for me to rest in my final year under 23. My next goal was to get under two minutes, but that couldn’t be it.. So I’m leaving something for next season, which is a very good goal. I’m going to the island! I want to go on vacation somewhere, but I know that very well and what I want is to go home.”
Finally, Lorena Martín desires a “miracle” after a season and a half Due to a serious injury, and the truth is, he was the closest to qualifying, but a touchdown from Brazil’s De Lima in the final corner while advancing prevented him from dying. Despite this, he finished fifth with a time of 2:01.25, 33 percent of the standings achieved by the South American.
“I can’t ask for more. I started in March and here I am… I’ve had two surgeries in three years and anything can happen to me, good or bad, from here to Paris. The three of us could be in the semi-finals, but no results today, that’s all. I plan to run by mid-September and would love to go under two minutes. I think I deserve a high score of 1:59 because when I hit 2:00.39 (he was sixth of the year in his series), I wasn’t training that well, but that has to come out. Let’s see…” he commented.
“The race I wanted was to race to 600 and I didn’t waste my energy. I knew I would have options if I went there, but they stopped me. After all, you’re running 1:57 with the aunts. And you have two when you have a change. Also cut on the 650 I have.. If they’d let me make this change, I think I’d be third,” added the Salamanca woman.
Meanwhile American Athing Mu He dispelled doubts by making a sovereign march She flaunts her majesty with a hip height that transforms her legs into something endless, just as the Catalan Yulimar Rojas did in the triple jump. He won the qualifying race with 1:59.59 and… he’s on top. He is the current Olympic and universal champion.