Another great day lived the Greek walk today thanks to the appearances of the Greek women in World Team Championship in Muscat, Oman. In an event with many peculiarities due to the difficult weather conditions, but also due to the demanding route that had many altitude differences, the athletes managed to achieve great distinctions. Just a few months after finishing eighth at the Tokyo Olympics, Antigone Drisbioti had no problem reaching sixth place today at 20km. with 1.34.54 achieving from the beginning the demand, which was a position high in the ranking regardless of performance.
The athlete after the 4th kilometer entered the leading groups and stayed there until the end, winning two places in the last kilometers. The athlete of Napoleon Kefalopoulos not only confirmed her excellent condition, but took advantage of her experience in order to bring the appropriate result. THE Ντρισμπιώτη is now one of the strongest names in walking in the world and is expected to play a leading role in both of the top events of the season.
Equally impressive was the appearance of Kyriaki Filtisakou, who is the new blood in the race. The young athlete managed to cope with the absolute conditions and to finish in 11th place with 1.38.53. THE Φιλτισάκου in each of her fights she shows that she has the ability to star in the next decade in the fight. THE Christina Papadopoulou finished in 13th place with 1.40.01 and has every reason to feel satisfied with her appearance today.
Silver medal for Greece at the Women’s Walking World Championship in the 20 km! Congratulations to Antigoni Drisbioti, Kyriaki Filtisakou, Christina Papadopoulou, Olga Fiafka and Efi Kourkoutsaki # ΤeamHellas ????#WorldRaceWalking# Muscat2022#walking#athletics pic.twitter.com/yEhBu4LlPb
– Hellenic Olympic Committee (@HellenicOlympic) March 4, 2022
The three athletes of Kefalopoulos, with their appearance today, gave our country the silver medal in the 20km Team. women’s walk. This is a great distinction for the Greek track and field, since the top names of the competition participate in this event. The winner in the team was China who won the first two medals with Ma (1.30.22) and Yang (1.31.54), while third was Garcia Lyon from Peru with 1.32.45.
A good presence was also made by Olga Fiaska, which despite being relatively behind in the first kilometers managed to pick up the pace and finish in 23rd place with 1.44.54. The athlete of Thanasis Deligiannis belongs to the new team of the competition, as well as Filtisakou, and she is also expected to claim better performances in the future. The fifth member of the Greek team in Muscat was Efi Kourkoutsaki, which managed to overcome the difficulties of the race and finish in 35th place with 1.47.44, adding to its assets another good presence.
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