2024-04-27 23:57:54
In the riding event, the Olympian scored 288 points out of 300 possible and took 7th place. Laura won the running and shooting event in 11 minutes. 35 seconds, which guaranteed her 5th place. However, these results were not enough for the athlete to enter the top ten in the final standings. In swimming, the Lithuanian Olympian was 12 seconds behind the leader. (2:21:31). Fechtavime won 16 fights out of 35 possible.
This stage of the World Cup is already the third competition of this season, where athletes collect Olympic ranking points. The ranking points will determine which of the Lithuanian athletes will go to the Paris Olympic Games. So far, Lithuanian athletes have won one quota for the Olympic Games. The second can be won by winning the World Championship (3 quotas), which will take place in June in China, or by Olympic ranking (6 quotas). Lithuanian men do not have one of the two possible tickets yet.
Of the 72 Olympic quotas, in addition to the hosts, there are still 28 left (14 for men and 14 for women). The Olympic pentathlon will take place in the iconic location of the Palace of Versailles in France and will be the last event to see equestrian as a pentathlon event.
Lithuanian pentathletes are not only fighting for another Olympic quota, but also competing among themselves, who will have the most points in the Olympic ranking and go to Paris. Gintarė Venčkauskaitė is currently 11th in the Olympic ranking with 110 points and ahead of Laura Asadauskaitė who is in 12th place with 104 points. Ieva Serapinaitė – 42 with 58 points, Elzbieta Adomaitytė – 50 with 47 points.
After this finish, Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė added 35 points to the already available Olympic ranking points. Ieva Serapinaitė, who was eliminated in the qualification round, will also add some points.
The next international competition, where Lithuanian pentathletes will fight for Olympic ranking points, will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 8-13.
2024-04-27 23:57:54