Sad moment for Pallitsch: Halle-EM final missed!
Sad moment for Pallitsch: Halle-EM final missed!
Apeldoorn, Niederlande - embarrassing moment for Raphael Pallitsch! At the Hallen European Championships in Apeldoorn, the athlete only shouted past the final on Friday. In the lead over 1500 meters, he took fourth place with a time of 3: 40.96 minutes. That meant that for the Burgenland; Only the top 3 of the heats qualified for the final run. "Now I am close to tears!", The 35-year-old said disappointed after showing a strong run, but was exhausted at the crucial moment. At the beginning of the race, Pallitsch was even able to show up second, but ultimately the energy was gone. Despite leaving, he set up a new Austrian indoor record with his time, as the fastest Austrian in the history of this championship. Only Robert Nemeth cut 3: 43.28 minutes less quickly 40 years ago.
Before Pallitsch stepped onto the track, Norwegian superstar Jakob Ingigtsen made you take notice in the first run. In his typical manner, he watched the action from behind and then took the lead on the last 600 meters. With a time of 3: 37.49 minutes, he got victory and took another step towards his third title win at an hall of halls. As hdsports.at , the pressure for Pallitsch has not increased at the meeting Metz Moselle Athhelor with 3: 36,34 minutes by over a second Pulverized and thus secured the EM ticket for Apeldoorn. In this competition, he also managed to take third place and collect 70 valuable points for the world rankings. "It makes me really proud-personal best time means Austrian record, EM limit and a huge step towards the hall of the hall," said the athlete after the race while recovering from exhaustion.
Despite the misfortune,Pallitsch remains optimistic and looks into the future: his goal is the upcoming World Cup and the open-air World Cup in Tokyo. "I knew I had to persevere," said Pallitsch about his experience in the hall competitions. It was a competition at the limit of what was possible, and every step showed the irrepressible will that is in it.
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