The Portuguese Vera Barbosa finished this Tuesday in 30th place in the 400-meter hurdles test of the world athletics championship, with a time of 56.79 seconds.
In Eugene, in the United States, Sporting Barrier, 33, he was the seventh to complete the fifth Serie, North American Britton Wilson won, in 54.54, leaving out of the four direct classification positions and the four summaries, after disputing the race in lane eight.
I stayed on the outside track, I had to do my race and that’s what I did. I did not reach the semi-finals, but I am regular with 56 seconds. I wanted to be at my best, it was my second best mark of the year (…); That was what happened,” she explained.
The athlete from Vila Franca de Xira returned to major competitions, after having been to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, without passing the qualifying phase, and London 2012, where she reached the semifinals and set her personal record in 55.22, without being able to improve the best Portuguese record in the competition, the 24th place he obtained in Daegu2011.
Running outside, without references, “doesn’t help much,” confirmed Vera Barbosa, who admitted having feel rest again in the end part.
“This year has been like this, driving me crazy, up to 300 meters I have not lost ground, but I have lacked the 100 meters to achieve the mark I am looking for,” he said, promising “continue working” to improve this gap.
Femke Bol of the Netherlands was fastest in the 400 hurdles qualifying at 53.90, while Italy’s Linda Olivieri was last of four semi-final heats at 56.09.
Source: Observadora
