Simone Da Silva claims the 10,000m run at Buenos Aires - Athletics news
Mild weather conditions are no lesser than a blessing for long distance runners, as they are the ones who usually make best use of them by displaying their scintillating performances on the track. One such athlete who took advantage of colder weather conditions
to claim his dominance on the track is Brazilian runner, Simone Da Silva, who finished the 10,000m run in under 32 minutes, on the final day of the 47th South American Championships at Buenos Aires.
Da Silva, who initiated the race with a slow start, went on to cross the first 1000m in three minutes and twenty six seconds. However, as the race progressed, the young girl, who was as light as 42kg, eventually took control of the event and started to pull
herself away from rest of the lot, in pursuit of her remarkable victory. Leading the race, she was the first to pass the 3000m mark in nine minutes and 58.1 seconds.
The first-half of the race was covered by her in sixteen minutes and 4.06 seconds, while she completed the other half in a tremendous fifteen minutes and 54.1 seconds. With her emphatic performance, she managed to end the race in thirty one minutes and 59.11
seconds.
The time clocked was a personal best for the formidable runner and it was also the second best South American performance after Carmen de Oliveira’s thirty one minutes and 47.76 seconds, which she marked at the Stuttgart World Championships in 1993.
Da Silva said, “Things are going very well for me now, after setting the 5000m record (15:18.86) in May in Sao Paulo, we will go to Europe to try to find a couple of races to continue improving. Then will head to the world championships, hoping to gain some
experience in Daegu.”
Da Silva, who is being coached by veteran long distance runner from South America, Adauto Domingues, also prepares Marilson Gomes dos Santos.
The second position in the event was claimed by Rosa Godoy from Argentina, who crossed the finishing line in 32 minutes and 51.10 seconds.
In more news from the event was about Peru, as the country managed to claim a gold medal in the event. Jorge McFarlane claimed the privilege in the Long Jump, where he marked an impressive stride of 7.95m. With McFarlane earning the victory, Peru won the
second South American title of the event. The first title was won in 1941 by Guillermo Dyer.
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