Alison dos Santos secured her place in the final of the 400-meter freestyle hurdles event at the Paris Olympic Games (France) after achieving the fourth best time in the semifinals of the event, 47s95, this Wednesday (78) at the Stade de France.
QUALIFIED FOR THE FINAL!
Alison dos Santos, known as Piu, is qualified for the 400m hurdles final!
He finished third in his heat and had the 4th best time in the semi-final. Matheus Lima had the 16th best time and failed to qualify.#Olympic Games #TimeBrazil… pic.twitter.com/wY57HKpryv
— Time Brazil (@timebrasil) August 7, 2024
In the semifinals, the Brazilian was behind only the Norwegian Karsten Warholm, the American Rai Benjamin and the French Clement Ducos. The final of the event will be held next Friday (9) starting at 4:45 pm (Brasília time).
“I knew I could have run better, but that’s the life of athletics, you have to be prepared for all situations. I think I’ll go in angrier, I’ll go in with a little more bad taste in my throat, a bad taste in my chest and knowing that getting there wasn’t easy, it wasn’t the perfect path. But nothing changes, [na final] There are eight athletes, three medals and one champion”, declared Alison after the race.
Triple jump final
Another Brazilian to advance to a final in athletics was Almir Júnior, who will compete in the triple jump final after finishing the elimination phase in fifth place with a mark of 17.06 meters. The definition of the Olympic medalists in the event will begin at 3:13 pm next Friday (9).
“The first goal was to get to the final. I wanted to make the direct qualification mark, but I missed it by 4 centimeters, but we are still in the final. When I jumped, I knew I was in. It is very difficult to get out.” [da competição] jumping over 17 meters. That was the first objective, the initial idea, because the Olympics is the biggest stage on the planet,” declared the Brazilian.
“What I want to do [na final] “It’s as much as it takes to get to the podium. I think that’s what the final is. The Olympic final was never about the result, it’s about the medal. My initial goal is the medal,” concluded Almir.
