World Championships Athletics, big disappointment for Larissa Iapichino: "I am in shock"
Big disappointment for Italian athletics at the World Championships underway in Tokyo: Larissa Iapichino, one of the most anticipated Azzurre, Diamond League winner and in the hunt for a medal, was eliminated in the long jump qualifiers.
A bitter disappointment, for an athlete who had recently cleared 7 meters for the first time in her career. In Tokyo, the visibly nervous daughter of Fiona May did not go beyond 6.56 in three attempts. A measurement that was not enough for the 23-year-old to qualify for the final in the season’s most important event.
The champion of Europe finished just 15th, a cold shower that will have to be digested quickly in view of upcoming commitments. And for the Italian expedition it is a bad blow, since Larissa was one of the medal athletes.
“On the heat the race comments itself, but I would like to take some time to analyze it cold. Anger or sorrow? No, right now I am just in shock, that is why I want to take time to talk about it, it is like a nightmare. I thank everyone who followed me even though it was not the show I wanted to bring to the World Cup” he told Rai microphones.
