Ayad Lamdassemsixth in the Munich European marathon and winner with the other members of the Spanish team of the team bronze medal, said that he was “very happy” with his individual position and regretted that there were two kilometers left, once the race. deciding, he “lacked the last change” to fight for victory.
Lamdassem, 40, led the race from the start and did not separate himself from the favorites, enduring the steps of the younger runners. However, a change of pace at the decisive moment hampered his medal chances and he ended up sixth, 31 seconds behind Ringer.
“I still need two kilometers in the last change but I’m happy with the position. Next year at the World Cup I hope to get a better position”, said Lamdassem, after taking the bronze medal with his companions
The second Spaniard to finish was Jorge Whitewho finished twelfth with 2:13:18, and third Danny Matthewfourteenth and suffering from discomfort in the last stage of the race, with 2:14:34. Iago Red finished fifteenth (2h14:41) and Abdel Aziz Merzougui in position 43 (2h19:47).
“I’m happy for this team medal. It means a lot, it’s the dream debut in a European Championship. Before we started we were confident of a great result but we have to translate it. Besides, the day was complicated. I suffered from hamstrings and had to stop four times to catch my breathJorge Blanco’s confession.
“The sensations were great. Organically I felt like doing something great but physically it is impossible. On the last lap my hamstrings and calves went up. I had to stop in the last kilometer because it was impossible to run. I thought that within a kilometer, if something breaks, you have to hold on, and in the end I finished fourteen. We contributed to a team medal but on a personal level I’m upset because I could have done something,” he said. Danny Matthew.
Ahead of Spain was Israel, first, and Germany, second. For the team overall, only the scores of the first three athletes from each country at the finish line count.
Source: La Verdad
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