Natalia Kaczmarek is making no secret of her medal aspirations ahead of Friday’s 400m race at the Paris Olympics. On that day, the Reds and Whites will have five chances to advance to the canoeing final.
The European champion achieved a score of 49.45 in the semi-finals, winning her series. Ultimately, Kaczmarek secured it third time. The fastest in this phase of the competition was the 2019 Doha world champion Salwa Eid Naser from Bahrain – 49.08, which is her best result this season. The second result was achieved by Marileidy Paulino, winning the second heat (49.21). The current world champion, who was definitely leading, slowed down noticeably in the last 30-40 meters. Jamaican Nickisha Pryce, who arrived in Paris with the best result in the world this year, finished fourth in this event and did not advance to the final.
The women’s 400m final is scheduled for the 20th.
Salwa Eid Naser and Marileida Paulino will be very strong in the final, but I haven’t shown everything yet – said the Polish woman.
The Polish record holder was not satisfied with her performance in the semi-final. I slept a little during the arc, because after 200 meters I didn’t see anyone. I managed to win. In the final I could already see from the track layout that I was chasing Nasser, so I’m not going to miss the curve, I’m going to keep the rhythm of it. – Kaczmarek said.
His coach, Marek Rożej, argues that your wing is ready for a big race. An athlete in Paris wants to follow in the footsteps of Irena Szewińska and become the next Polish Olympic medalist in the 400m individual race.
Polish fans have high hopes for the performance at the Stade de France Pia Skrzyszowska. The European Championships bronze medallist will be in the 100m hurdles semi-final. (12/05). Earlier, both Polish 4x400m relay teams will compete in the final.
In the kayak race, up to five Polish settlements will compete in the semifinals. They will perform in C-2 500 m (10:30). Dorota Borowska and Sylwia Szczerbinska, who only advanced from the quarterfinals. Borowska was allowed to participate in the Olympics at the last minute. On Sunday, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cleared her of any charges of using prohibited means. She arrived in the French capital only on Monday, just a day before the first start. As she admitted, recent training has not been the easiest.
In the K-2 500m (10.50), two teams will compete, White and Red, including the silver medalists from Tokyo Karolina Naja and Anna Puławska. They will also participate in the competition Martyna Klatt and Helena Wiśniewska. The first two will want to make up for their lack of a medal in the K-4 500 m, where they finished fourth.
Jakub Stepun and Przemysław Korsak in K-2 500 m (11/10) they won the qualifying race and advanced directly to the semifinals. We don’t hand out medals; we want to be as high as possible – Stepun said.
He had an equally successful start to qualifying in the C-1 1000 m, the fastest of his series Victor Glazunov. His start in the semifinals is scheduled for 11:30 am.
The second day of competition awaits the pentathletes (1pm). Łukasz Gutkowski and Kamil Kasperczak After the first competition – fencing, they occupy places 7 to 14 ex aequo with several other competitors.
On Friday, the Polish swimmer will start earlier (7:30 am). Piotr Woźniak. Last year’s European junior champion will compete in the 10km open water event. He will compete in the qualifying round of the 10m tower dive (10h). Robert Lukaszewicz.
Classic style fighter Roberto Baran in the round of 16 of the up to 125 kg category (11:30 am), he will face Yusup Batirmurzayev, a Kazakh.
They will compete in the sprint qualifying phase (14h) for track cycling Marlena Karwacka and Nikola Sibiak. In turn, the final of the Madison competition (September 18) is dominated by the sisters Daria and Wiktoria Pikulik.
CANOEING
10:30 C-2 women’s 500 m, semi-finals – Dorota Borowska, Sylwia Szczerbińska
10.50, women’s K-2 500 m, semi-finals – Martyna Klatt, Helena Wiśniewska; Karolina Naja, Anna Puławska
11/10, men’s K-2 500 m, semi-finals – Jakub Stepun, Przemysław Korsak
11:30, Men’s C-1 1000m, Semifinals – Viktor Glazunov
1:00 p.m., women’s K-2 500 m, final B
1:20 p.m., men’s K-2 500 m, final B
1:40 p.m., men’s C-1 1000 m, final B
13/10, Women’s K-2 500m, Final
1:30 p.m., men’s K-2 500 m, final
1:50 p.m., men’s C-1 1000 m, final
TRACK CYCLING
2:00 p.m., women’s sprint, qualification – Marlena Karwacka, Nikola Sibiak
2:48 pm, women’s sprint, 1st lap
3:38 p.m., women’s sprint, repechage
9/18, Women’s Madison, Final – Daria Pikulik, Wiktoria Pikulik
19/02, men’s sprint, final
19/10, women’s sprint, 2nd round
7:58 pm, women’s sprint, repechage
SPORTS
10:05, long jump, heptathlon – Adrianna Sułek-Schubert
10:40, women’s 4x400m relay, heats – Poland
11/05, men’s 4x400m relay, qualifying round – Poland
11:23, javelin throw, heptathlon, group A – Adrianna Sułek-Schubert
12/05, Women’s 100m hurdles, semifinals – Pia Skrzyszowska
8pm, women’s 400m – Natalia Kaczmarek
20.15, 800 m, heptathlon – Adrianna Sułek-Schubert
MODERN PENTATHLON
13:00, men, horse riding – Łukasz Gutkowski, Kamil Kasperczak
1:40 p.m., men, fencing
10/14, men, swimming
2:40 p.m., men, shooting race
5:00 pm, men, horse riding
5:40 p.m., men, fencing
10/18, men, swimming
6:40 p.m., men, shooting race
SWIMMING
7:30, 10km open water, men – Piotr Woźniak
JUMP INTO THE WATER
10:00, men’s 10m tower, qualification round – Robert Łukaszewicz
FIGHT
11:30, Men’s Freestyle -125kg, 1/8 Finals – Robert Baran – Jusup Batirmurzajew (Kazakhstan)
12.50, 125kg Men’s Freestyle Quarterfinals
18s35, 125kg men’s freestyle, semifinals
20.50, 57 kg in women’s freestyle, for the bronze medal
21s15, women’s freestyle up to 57 kg, final
