2024-06-09 17:53:06
In an exciting closing of the European Championship half marathon in Rome, Amanal Petros surprisingly prevailed. The report holder received a medal.
Lengthy-distance runner Amanal Petros received the bronze medal within the half marathon on the European Athletics Championships in Rome after an exciting closing dash. The German report holder over 42.195 km went together with each velocity assault within the decisive race on Sunday morning and at last crossed the end line in third place in 1:01.07 hours. Gold went to the Italian Yemaneberhan Crippa (1:01.03) in an exciting race forward of his compatriot Pietro Riva (1:01.04).
“We pushed one another as a crew. It was incredible. I used to be missing a little bit of velocity on the finish,” Petros mentioned on ARD.
It’s the second particular person medal for the German crew in Italy, after shot putter Yemisi Ogunleye additionally received bronze on Friday. The marathon distance was not on the European Championship program as a result of Summer season Olympics happening in round eight weeks. European champion Richard Ringer (Rehlingen) performed solely a minor function in twenty eighth place (1:03.53).
Others stepped in: Samuel Fitwi (Trier) completed a robust fifth (1:01.17), Filimon Abraham (Regensburg/1:03.09) completed twenty second – thus the German crew additionally received bronze within the crew rating behind European champions Italy and Israel.
On the spectacular course, which began within the shadow of the Colosseum, handed St. Peter’s Basilica and ended within the Stadio Olimpico, Fitwi and Petros have been among the many frontrunners from the beginning. Two kilometers earlier than the end, the German duo elevated the tempo of the main group of solely 5. Petros then misplaced a few of his time on the stadium lap and needed to hand over silver to Riva.