Borovskaya failed to finish the 35 km walk
Ukrainian runner Anna Ryzhikova placed eighth in the final 400m hurdles World Championships in Athleticspassing in the American Eugene.
The athlete covered the distance in 54.93 s. Earlier in the semi-final race, Anna showed the time faster – 54.51.
gold with new world record (50.68) was won by Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin (USA). Femke Bol from the Netherlands won the silver medal, another American Dalia Muhammad, who set personal records of the season, won the bronze.
Another Ukrainian athlete, Nadezhda Borovskaya, failed to finish the 35 km walk, having retired after 20 km. Gold with a world championship record (2 hours 39 minutes 16 seconds) was won by Kimberly Garcia Leon (Peru).
Recall that earlier Anna Ryzhikova was included in the Athletes’ Commission of the governing body of athletics World Athletics.
Ukraine won two medals at the 2022 World Championships, both in the high jump. Bronze in the men’s competition was won by Andrei Protsenko, silver among women was won by Yaroslava Maguchy.
Source: Sportarena
