Polynesian Emannoulidou qualified for the 60 -meter semifinal at the European Indoor Athletics Championships, held in the city of Apeldorn, the Netherlands.
Although in the 4th qualifying series, there were two invalid starts, the Greek champion finished Thursday with a performance of 7.18, which is an individual record, and is the 10th best performance of athletes, who continue their course in the event.
“The truth is that I am very happy. I tightened a little to see what is going on my right and left. I knew I was good and chasing this record for a long time. I have no words, I have worked too much and I am very happy“, Said the Greek speed runner shortly after the ERT 2 camera was finished.
At the same time, Tsoukala finished 7th in the first qualifying series with a performance of 7.39 (35th in the overall classification) and was excluded, as was Rafael Spanoudakis (36th), which was ranked 8th in the 5th qualifying series with 7.41.
Finally, the Cypriot champion Olivia Fotopoulou finished 7th in the 3rd qualifying series with 7.36 (34th) and was excluded, as the first four in each series and athletes with the next four best performances.
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