Genngo fought but stayed in the 5th place in Tokyo

Elina Gengho won fifth place in the world on Saturday afternoon (20/09)!



The 23 -year -old Greek champion and member of BWIN FUTURE Team He fought a big battle to the end to get into the medal zone in the javelin final at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships, but without being able to reach this year’s high levels and climb the podium.

The surprise made the Yuleissi Angulo, With Ecuador’s 24 -year -old athlete recording a record in her country and shot at 65.12m. To win the first gold medal of her career in a big event! The silver medal was conquered by Laton, Satentwith its 6th attempt and 64.64m, with Australia, MacKenzi Little Complete the podium with a throwing of 63.58 m.

The final:

OR Elina Gengho started with a satisfactory effort in the final, with her first throwing reaching to 62.72m.performance that brought her to 2nd placeback only by Australian, MacKenzi Litle which had a shot at 63.58 meters.

In the second shot of the athletes, the 23 -year -old Greek champion was unable to improve her performance, staying At 61.45m, the time where he saw the Tzouleisi Angulo to make a national record of Ecuador with a Terrible shot at 65.12m. to rise to the top but also the South African, Joe-Ane de Pesis, to record 63.06m, Leaving Elina in fourth place.

In the third and final attempt of the 12 athletes, Bwin’s taeam future champion was unable to give the necessary height to her javelin, thus completing the first phase of the final with a low drop at 58.38 meters, Showing concerned as he knows he could much better. In the last shot, the Serb, Adriana Vilagos, which had the top performance in the qualifiers with 66.06m, wrote 60 meters and entered the last minute in the 10th in the 4th shot. Outside the final were Polish, Glougla and Colombian, Barios.

With the final getting into the fourth shot, they didn’t change much, to follow the fifth throw, Where a little fatigue a little stress did not allow the athletes to record high performance. OR Gengho saw her shot take Large height and no good inclination, taking it out. The only one that stood out in this part of the match was the Age Sietine, which from 10th place, with the back to the … wall, threw the javelin to 63.35m. and Laton was “launched” in 3rd place, throwing Elina in 5th place.

In the sixth and last shot, Gengho was unable to take out the big shot she wanted and to catch the high this year’s high end, finishing the Final in 5th place!

The final classification: