“It’s very annoying” – Sports – svenska.yle.fi

Track and field athlete Camilla Richardson started the season promisingly, so expectations were high ahead of the 5,000m race in Paris. Richardson still broke the race with four laps remaining.

Camilla Richardson has had a strong start to the season. At the end of May, she improved the Finnish 10,000m record by 28 seconds.

On Saturday night, it was time for the season’s debut in the 5,000 metres, and Richardson thought she could smell Annemarie Kikara’s Finnish record of 14.56.22.

– The record is difficult, but I think I can improve my best. “If I don’t take less than 15 minutes, I’ll at least get close,” Richardson said three weeks ago.

Sprained ankle

It still doesn’t work that way. Richardson broke the race in Paris with four laps remaining.

– It’s incredibly annoying. “With 1.5 to 2 kilometers to go, it was chaotic, and as a result I sprained my ankle,” says Richardson. To the Athletics Federation.

– I then decided to take the safe before the unsafe and break the race. I still haven’t finished in any time.

The organizers brought a good number of runners

Camilla Richardson

A total of 33 athletes registered for the race and 29 started.

-The organizers brought a fair number of runners, so the place was crowded. But there will be new races, says a frustrated Richardson.

Medisa Eisa of Ethiopia won the competition with a time of 14.46.60. Richardson’s personal best as of August 2022 is 15.16.71.

results

1. Isa Town, Ethiopia 14.46.60
2. Sarah Chilangat, Uganda 14.50.93
3. Salah Busini, Kenya 37.52.14