The athlete from Kaunas threw the discus 33 meters 33 centimeters in the first attempt and established herself in the third position, and in the third attempt she improved the result even more – 34 meters 49 centimeters. But soon the tool thrown by the Italian Assunta Legnante flew 36 meters 7 centimeters, this result of the rival from Italy pushed our country’s athlete O. Dobrovolskaja to the fourth position. And with the last throw, Brazilian Izabela Campos pushed the representative of Lithuania to fifth place – 34 meters 94 centimeters. Both of O. Dobrovolskaya’s last throws were not counted.
Chinese representative Liangmin Zhang (39.08 meters) became the Paralympic champion for the fourth time in a row, silver was won by Italian A. Legnante (38.01 meters), bronze was won by Chinese Enhui Xue (37.67 meters).
“I am very happy that I was here and could compete with the best in the world. It is an indescribable feeling. I’m glad I could start here. I feel physically strong, psychologically in a good mood. I was determined, confident, nothing hurt. It is clear that the plan, at least to perform better than in Tokyo, has been fulfilled. I showed a better place and a higher result. Everything is ahead, the medal is still waiting.
Our strategy with the coach is to make the first throw calm and confident. To record a decent result. That’s what I managed to do. The first attempt gave me a feeling of confidence and allowed me to improve my other shots. And at the very end, I tried to take a risk, because I knew that I was still training. That’s why I tried to do something to make that disk fly further,” said O. Dobrovolskaja.
This is the second Paralympic Games in O. Dobrovolskaya’s career. At the Paralympic Games held in Tokyo three years ago, the athlete of the Lithuanian national team took eighth place.
2024-09-03 17:25:05