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Exactly one week before the start, after learning that he would taste the Olympic bread for the first time, Ievu de Panevėžys will compete in an omnium competition on the track, which is located about 130 km from Tokyo.
“It just came to our knowledge then. All the competitors have achieved their best sports form in the last five years, and I certainly haven’t. It hurts to know this, but looking to the future, I know this experience will give me a lot in preparation for 2024. . For the Olympic Games in Paris, “said the 22-year-old cyclist on LTOK.lt today.
He managed to train Idzu only twice, but, like Miglė Marozaitė and Simona Krupeckaitė, who started here earlier, they noticed that this track is very similar in configuration to Panevėžys.
The invitation from the International Cycling Federation to accept the remaining quota and go to Japan reached the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee (LTOK) on August 1.
“As far as we know, one of the national Olympic committees that had a ticket gave up its place, so it was offered to the first Lithuania that was left behind the board. The situation is very similar to what we found with a pair of boats of four There is very little time and the process is complicated: we had to activate the accreditation, get permission to enter the country, and the athlete herself had to pass two COVID-19 tests. Fortunately, everything went well, “said Einius Petkus, Head of the LTOK Olympic Sports Directorate.
The Olympic debut of O.Baleišytė will take place 4 val. In the morning, Lithuanian time, when the first match of the omnium: scratch will begin.
The most important objective of this race is to be the first to cover the entire distance in 30 laps (7.5 km). Another way to win is to overtake all of your opponents in a circle. The rider who did this is the winner. A rider overtaken by one or more athletes in a circle withdraws from the competition.
4.45 val. the second game will begin: the rhythm race. Here, riders will also cover 30 laps. After the first five laps, the winner of each remaining lap will receive one point, and after overtaking opponents by 20 laps. The places will be distributed according to the number of points obtained.
Starting at 5.26 pm there will be a tiebreaker. In them, one of the slowest athletes will be eliminated every second round.
The last game to start 6.25 val. – Race for points. Its distance is 20 km (80 wheels). Points (5, 3, 2 and 1) are awarded to the four fastest riders every ten laps. The final sprint fights for double the points.
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