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National championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic have already been canceled by countries such as Great Britain and the US, Latvians have spoken of the cancellation of the entire season, while the Lithuanian Athletics Federation will not hold any. competition at least in January.
So two candidates for Olympic teams opened the season in Spain. Modesta Morauskaitė and Diana Zagainova won the Valencia City Athletics GP in Valencia on Saturday.
In the women’s 400m race, M. Morauskaitė covered the distance in 53.05 seconds. and achieved a personal record indoors. According to the World Athletics score table, this result is more important than the athlete’s best result in the stadium.
“I was ready for a pretty good result, I was really hoping to start the season in under 54 seconds. No year has been able to start the season like this, so that was one of the goals. The way I felt, I felt like training They were not impossible. However, I really did not expect the result that I showed. For me, this is a very high result, which shows that we are going in the right direction in training, “said M. Morauskaitė happily.
The Spanish, who organized the competition, took the strictest measures to guarantee the safety of the participants. The athletes had to warm up … in the open air.
“Many athletes from abroad have registered for this competition, but a week later it was announced that only athletes licensed by the Spanish Federation will be able to participate. I belong to a Spanish club, I have a license, so I was allowed to participate, – said M. Morauskaitė. – We had to warm up outside, and athletes are only allowed in the drive just before the match, there is no contact with athletes outside of our match.
After participating in your match, you will be removed from the manege as soon as possible, unless you have to do a doping control, as I had to do it (laughs – lengoji.lt). The measures are very strict, everything is seen with great responsibility ”.
The athlete has won 1,135 world athletics points, which are important to fight for a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics. Next week, the Lithuanian should climb to 51st in the ranking, and 48 runners from the 400m race will enter the Games. By the way, another Lithuanian athlete Agnė Šerkšnienė is classified in the 49th century.
“I was really happy that the Tokyo Olympics were postponed. During my first quarantine, I was in Spain, where the quarantine was very strict. I benefited from the extra year, I was able to become even stronger, be even more prepared. I have every opportunity to get to the Tokyo Games, and today’s competitions have only shown it, “said M. Morauskaitė.
D.Zagainova, who has already entered Tokyo in the triathlon competition, jumped 13.42 m. True, up to five of the athlete’s six attempts were unsuccessful.
Both athletes already have the regulations for the European Indoor Championship that will be held in Torun (Poland) from March 4 to 7.
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