Six-time European champion Adam Kszczot’s struggle to finish the New York Marathon

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The challenge of a marathon is very sweet and even more so the most famous in the world, the New York. This past Sunday the new edition of the event was held, where more than 50,000 athletes, of different levels and with different ambitions, participated. One of them is Polish Adam Kszczotwho at 34 years old struggled to complete 42,195 meters of the marathon.

It was of no use to him Opoczno corridor his great experience and his great record, which includes two World Cup silver medals, one indoor title, three European indoor titles, three more outdoors, among other brilliant results, and all of them at a distance which is 800 meters.




When Adam Kszczot He only had a few meters left to complete the New York Marathon His legs were bent due to cramps and thanks to the help of other athletes he completed the course.

“They lifted me from the ground twice. I remember fighting until the last meter,” he said in statements collected by, which completed the New York Marathon walking hard, with a time of 2h50’09” in what was his debut in the distance. A debut he will never forget.


Source: La Verdad

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