The farewell of the legendary Allyson Felix and the amazing success of Kimberly Garciawhich gave Peru the first world medal –a gold- in its history, which marked this Friday the first day of the World Championships in Athletics, to be held until July 24 in Eugene (USA).
Winner of 11 Olympic medals (including 7 gold), 36-year-old American Allyson Felix announced in April that she will retire at the end of this season after a massive career in athletics.
The 4×400 mixed relay final was the test where Felix said goodbye to the World Championshipschampionships where no one in history has won more medals than him.
His medal number 19 in the World Cups (including 13 golds) came this Friday. in bronze form behind the Dominican Republic, which won, and the Netherlands.
A superb last post by Dominican Fiordaliza Cofil left the USA without a win, where the Netherlands also saw silver snatch in the final meters due to the sinking of host country’s last reliever Kennedy Simon.
Along with Fiordaliza Cofil, the Dominican team’s quartet consists of Lidio Andrés Feliz, Marileidy Paulino and Alexander Ogando.
With the latest medal, Felix closed out his impressive World Cups legacy with 5 medals ahead second on the list with the most victories in these championships, is Jamaican Usain Bolt.
For its part, Kimberly Garcia wrote a gold page for Peru by winning the 20-kilometer walk and thus achieved the first medal for his country in a World Cup.
“I am very happy and proud of myself. I have worked hard, hoping to be in a good place. It has not been easy but I am a fighter. I have been focused on my goal of getting a medal,” she told the media.
“I dreamed of this medal when I was young. I want to dedicate this to all Peruvians. They will be very proud. This is the first medal for us in a World Cup and hopefully it won’t be the last, ”he added.
On the other hand, the Japanese Toshikazu Yamanishi once again proved his 20-kilometer walk world title while American Fred Kerley combined his condition as a great favorite in the 100 meters by glowing in a time of 9.79 seconds, the best accredited in the tournament series.
In addition, Qatari Mutaz Essah Barshim and Italian Gianmarco Tamberi, who starred in an emotional moment in Tokyo 2020 by mutually agreeing to share gold in the high jump, qualified for the final, where the favorite this time was the South Korean Sanghyeok Woo.
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS FOR SPAIN
The premiere of Spanish athletes to Eugene he leaves a balance of light and shadow.
In the 3,000 meter obstacles, Sebastián Martos and Daniel Arce advanced to the final while Eusebio Cáceres, in the long jump, will also fight for medals.
For its part, Marta Pérez slipped in the semifinals of 1,500 meters via repechage.
At the march, in which the Spanish delegation had certain hopes of a medal, Álvaro Martín, fourth at the Tokyo Games, finished seventh who gave up her finalist status while María Pérez, who was also fourth in Tokyo 2020, was disqualified.
Representatives of the hammer throw are also unlucky: Laura Redondo was eleventh and Javier Cienfuegos was eliminated in the first qualifying round.
Belén Toimil (twenty-one on shot put) and the mixed 4×400 team (consisting of Iñaki Canal, Sara Gallego, Oscar Husillos and Eva Santidrián) were also unable to win tickets for their respective finals.
Source: La Verdad
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