Audrey Werro experienced a completely crazy emotional elevator this Thursday afternoon in Birmingham! Big favorite for the gold medal in the 800m at the European Athletics Championships, the Fribourgeoise experienced a real nightmare during her semi-final, during which she fell, thus causing her elimination. At first only. Because a few minutes later, she was picked up.
It must be said that the best world performer of the year in the discipline was running a perfect race until her fall, which occurred in the last turn. She was positioned at the front and on the inside of the turn. Enough to approach the final straight in the best conditions.
In slow motion, it is difficult to tell whether Audrey Werro then tripped due to contact with another competitor or whether she lost her balance on her own, taking the turn too tightly. “I felt great and unfortunately something happened and I ended up on the ground. I hope I can make the final, we’ll see,” she told the BBC after the race. With this draft, she got what she wanted. His dream of a gold medal is thus intact.
Switzerland will have two other athletes in the final. Veronica Vancardo took third place in the first semi-final and directly qualified for the final. Valentina Rosamilia, fourth in the second semi-final, got her ticket to the final on time.
