2023-08-27 13:25:52
The renowned long-distance runner Florence Borelli ratified his extraordinary great present in Argentine athletics, whichgreat in the 21K this Sunday in CABA a new female South American record. The official time was 1 hour, 9 minutes and 26 seconds. On the male side, Ignacio Treasury He was the best classified Argentine to cross the finish line, although it was not enough for him to get on the podium.
After failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in the 5,000 meters, Borelli decided to seek new challenges and focus more on road events. From that moment his success was immediately related to his last name.
The Buenos Aires marathon has the particularity of being included in the calendar of the International Athletics Federation (World Athletics) and in the Argentine Half Marathon Championship. Therefore, it summons the presence of many elite athletes who participate, some from Africa and South America.
In the women’s competition, eyes were on the performance of the Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich, gold medalist at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, and the Argentine Florencia Borelli, twice winner of the 21k in Buenos Aires (2016 and 2017).
In a vibrant competition, the talented long-distance runner from Mar del Plata not only reached first place in the competition, but also obtained the South American record with a time of 1 hour, 9 minutes and 26 seconds.
In a short time, the Argentine athlete not only demonstrated that she had no problems recovering her best performance shortly after giving birth, but also that her self-demanding condition like few others and her incredible mental strength made Florencia Borelli one of the most outstanding athletes of our country.
men’s half marathon
On the men’s side, the men’s podium was everything for Kenya. The athlete Kipkorir Konga was the first to cross the line with a time of 59.07, but it was not enough to surpass the record that was two seconds below.
For his part, Nacho Erario from Mendoza, was the first Argentine to arrive in a time of 01:01:59.
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