The victory was between Salum Ageze Kashafali and the reigning world champion Skander Djamil Athmani from Algeria. It was an even sprint between the two, but Athmani was chopped too strong. – He couldn’t quite answer and got a bit stressed at the end, commented news’s athletics expert Christina Vukicevic Demidov, and added: – He got a bit excited and couldn’t finish the technical run. Five poor hundredths separated the two sprinters. – It feels good, but I would have liked to have won gold, says the silver winner to news. Kashafali confirms that he didn’t get to the technical side as he wanted: – I was pressured. When he came, I struggled to keep my own flow. PANG START: Kashafali had the best start, and was ahead of Athmani. Photo: Reuters Tougher opposition than previous Paralympics The Norwegian sprinter took part in a tougher class in this year’s Paralympics than in the previous Olympics. In Tokyo he won gold in the T12 class. On Sunday he competed in T13, because his vision was evaluated as slightly better. – It feels good. I think it’s nice after an up and down season. I am satisfied, absolutely, he says to news. The Norwegian has had three months without optimal training. – I have had an overload and no training, he says and says that May, June and July were spent on alternative training. In the attempt earlier in the day, he played his way through to the final, and even had time to show off a bit before the finish line: Published 01/09/2024, at 19.50 Updated 01.09.2024, at 20.02
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Silver for Salum Kashafali – Paralympics Paris 2024
