Tenth in the world and therefore tenth fastest woman in the world, Kalia Antoniou wrote another golden page for the Cypriot track and field at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest.
“Unbelievable and yet absolutely true. “Our champion was literally” flying “in the first semifinal as she reached the finish line at 24.94 (5th in a row) recording another awesome and terrible Cypriot performance, after the 25.14 of the morning qualifier”, reports the Cyprus Swimming Federation. p>
“I'm very happy, as I waited a long time for a great success,” she said.
Asked if he expected this success, he said that “to tell the truth, yes, because I worked very hard, I saw my training time and I thought that all this would come out somewhere”.
The 22-year-old athlete lost her presence in the final by eight centimeters, after the 8th athlete who got the ticket for the final, the Danish Jules Jensen made 24.86.
The presence of Kalia, apart from being a dream, is also a “dowry” for the Mediterranean Games that will be held in Oran, Algeria. The swimming mission leaves next Tuesday.
For the event, the athlete said that “The only sure thing is that I will chase one of the three medals, but it is better not to hurry and let's go step by step “.
Kalia with her feats in Budapest put the Cypriot swimming on the world map and in her face Cyprus found the athlete she can dream of and to hope for even greater successes that will be accompanied by the corresponding medals, the announcement concludes.
Source: KYPE
