The runner also set a new Ukrainian record
Ukrainian track and field athlete Alexander Pogorilko got a license for Olympics 2024 in the 400 meter race.
Alexander became the winner of the Curacao Sprint Fest competition in Willemstad (Curacao). The Ukrainian ran 400 meters with the result 44.94 seconds, ahead of his closest rival Limarvin Bonevasia from the Netherlands by 0.27 seconds. The athlete has fulfilled the required Olympic standard.
Two more Ukrainians took part in the 400 m race. Daniil Danilenko took eighth place with a result of 46.69 s, Nikita Barabanov became 11th, running in 47.63 s.
Pogorilko’s result is new Ukrainian record in the 400 m race. Alexander became the first Ukrainian to run this distance in less than 45 seconds. The previous achievement (45.01 s) belonged to Vitaly Butrym, who set it in 2015.
Pogorilko joined the Ukrainian national team for the 2024 World Championships in the relay race. The tournament, which will be licensed for the Paris Olympics, will take place on May 4-5 in the Bahamas.
🔥🏃♂️Olexandr Pogorilko obtains another athletics license for Ukraine
⚡️ The Ukrainian has already competed in the tournament at Willemstad on the island of Curacao.
💪🏻 Pogorilko set a national record in the 400 m race – 44.94 s.
✅ This result also meets the Olympic standard. pic.twitter.com/C9mMifMYVX
— Base of Ukrainian sports 🇺🇦 (@Ukrsportbase) April 29, 2024
Source: Sportarena
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