Piu is fifth in the 400 m hurdles final – 08/23/2023 – Sports

Alison dos Santos, 23, had a performance below expectations this Wednesday (23) and saw her dream of winning her second championship at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary, fall by the wayside.

In the 400 m hurdles event, the man from São Paulo suffered from a lack of rhythm, knocked down some obstacles and was unable to go beyond fifth place, with a time of 48s10.

The gold went to the Norwegian Karsten Warholm, who did 46s89, and won the title for the third time. Silver went to Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Islands. And the American Rai Benjamin closed the podium.

“It was frustrating to hit the barrier. I hope to be better next year in Paris to look for a medal. I want to have a blessed year, working calmly to arrive at the competitive Olympics”, said the athlete to Sportv.

Champion at the World Cup held in Eugene, United States, in 2022, Piu, as he is known, suffered a serious injury to his right knee in February of this year and had to undergo surgery.

The problem hampered his preparation for the competition in Hungary, in addition to interrupting a winning streak for the São Paulo player.

In addition to the Worlds in the USA, Alison won in Zurich, Switzerland, the title of champion of the season in the 400 m hurdles of the Diamond League. This is the main competition circuit of World Athletics, the former International Association of Athletics Federations.

The achievements made him elected the best athlete in the country at the Prêmio Brasil Olímpico in 2022. For this year, his goal was to repeat the good results to prepare for the Olympic Games in Paris.

At the Tokyo Games, the Brazilian also won a bronze medal in the 400 m hurdles, proof that this is his great specialty.