Ana Peleteiro, sixth this Sunday in the Olympic triple jump final, it has been declared the heavy rain fell on the Stade de France He was not focused because during his last attempts he was “a little afraid” of slipping and breaking.
The Galician athlete, with 14.59 meters as the best jump in the final, finished sixth and was unable to continue his great season with a third international podium of the course after gold at the European Open Air Championships in Rome and bronze at the world of Glasgow indoor track.
“I can’t be selfish with myself because it has been an incredible season. Now I would have liked to scratch a few more centimeters but the rain factor affected me a bit because I seem capable and the track is wet. I can do it. “Dry it completely and I was a little afraid of slipping off the board and exploding,” said Peleteiro, in the mixed zone of the Stade de France.
“I know that in a few days I will have a positive balance but right now I am sad. I felt very good, both in the warm-up and at the beginning of the competition. I prepared myself psychologically to start the exam , which was my turn to jump first, but then “The rain has distracted me. I couldn’t find myself,” he said.
Despite playing in the final just twenty-four hours after the qualification round, the Galician commented that he did not notice any fatigue despite the short recovery time.
“The truth is that on a physical level I did not feel tired but it is true that yesterday I did not sleep. I spent a sleepless night, which is normal. It is always very difficult for me to sleep when I compete in the afternoon. Yesterday, I think I didn’t sleep for an hour but I don’t like to make excuses, it’s the same for everyone and the best wins,” he noted.
The winner is Thea Lafondwho, with 15.02 meters, just five months after becoming world indoor champion, won Olympic gold in Paris.
The silver medal went to the Jamaican Shanieka Ricketts with 14.87 meters and the bronze for the American Jasmine Moore with 14.67.
“This season, I’ve made quite a few jumps above that bronze mark. Maybe the effort made since December of last year has affected me even though physically I feel good. I made good marks in practice, I trained well and that’s why “I’m a little upset because I know I’m at least 15.70,” she said.
“It’s annoying but athletics is an individual sport that depends only on you and there are thousands of factors that can affect you. Now I see the other side of the coin and that’s life, it doesn’t end here. Now I’m I’m going to my family to have champagne and that’s what we have to put into perspective and not leave me with a bad taste in my mouth after this year, when I’ve done something that very few people can do,” he concluded he.
Source: La Verdad
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