2024-06-13 05:03:51
27-year-old Ndikumwenayo ran a really critical race that began at a gradual tempo, even decrease than the one recorded within the B closing held an hour earlier, however all the pieces modified from the midway level of the race, when the best choice began to select up the tempo scale back seconds.
The Spaniard of Burundi origin adopted the ways of the primary favorites and, at all times slipping however with out shedding pace, he reached the final lap together with his choices intact. The final lap he did in fourth place however he knew that Sweden’s Andreas Almgren was out of energy, which he took benefit of to speed up, overtake him and stopped the clock at 28:00.96 to win the bronze.
This success got here for Ndikumwenayo in his second race at these Europeans in Rome. Within the first, within the 5,000 closing, whereas he’s the highway document holder in Spain, he got here fifth. Forward of the Spaniard, skilled by Pepe Ortuño, was solely the Swiss Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu with 28:00.32, who gained the gold, and the Frenchman Yann Schrub, in second place with 28:00.48. The opposite Spaniards within the closing have been removed from the medals. Abdessamad Oukhelfen was in eighth place (28:10.97) and Ilias Fifa in eleventh place (28:14.10), whereas Jesús Ramos (28:24.93) and Eduardo Menacho (28:25.62), who have been first and second within the B closing, podium.
Thierry Ndikumwenayo’s medal is Spain’s eighth in these Europeans from Rome after gold Anna Peleteiro y Jordan Diaz (triple soar), silver Paul McGrath (20 km stroll), Quique Llopis (110 hurdles) and Mohammed Attaoui (800) and bronze Marta García (5,000) and the ladies’s half marathon workforce.
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