The Argentine girls finished twenty-first and forty-first respectively, bringing an end to the national participation in the Parisian event.
The Argentines Florencia Borelli and Daiana Ocampo They disputed the marathonin which they ended up twenty-first and forty-first respectively, and They closed the participation of the national representatives in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Borelli He had an outstanding performance and finished with a time of 2 hours, 29 minutes and 29 seconds, in what was his first participation in the Olympic Games. Orfieldfor his part, crossed the finish line with a time of 2 hours, 32 minutes and 2 seconds, just one place away from entering the top 40.
With a very tight finish, the podium was made up of the Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan (2 hours, 22 minutes and 55 seconds, Olympic record), the Ethiopian Tigist Assefa (2 hours, 22 minutes and 58 seconds) and the Kenyan Hellen Obiri (2 hours, 23 minutes and 10 seconds).
Borelli and Ocampo closed Argentina’s participation in the Olympic Games
Once your participation is over, Borelli She said she was “very proud” of her great performance: “It was what I was coming for.” She also analyzed the difficulties that arose during the race: “I knew that the circuit was going to be tough and that there could be something unexpected like a cramp, but luckily that didn’t happen and I’m very happy.”
“We had to be careful because from kilometer 15 the road started to go up and down,” he explained.
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Borelliwho had a remarkable performance in her first Olympic Games, also stressed: “I tried to give everything I could, I am immensely happy and super excited. I arrived very well, my son and my family were waiting for me.”
“I was quite anxious. I had come to the village and I didn’t make it back on race day,” she continued. She also noted: “It was a bit harder than I imagined, I didn’t think I would have so many ups and downs in the race.”
Ocampofor his part, highlighted the presence of the Argentine public: “I really enjoyed the people, there were a lot of them throughout the entire tour. The Argentines made me feel at home.”
With this performance of Borelli and Ocampo in the marathonn, Argentine activity in these areas is considered to be finished. Olympicswhere the national representatives won a Gold medal (Jose “Maligno” Torres)one of silver (Mateo Majdalani and Eugenia Bosco in Nacra 17) and one of bronze (The Lionesses in hockey).
Source: Ambito
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