Matan Avri missed the spot for the European Athletics Championships final by two places
The Israeli runner ranked 14th out of 24 runners in the two semi-final heats and did not make it to the 1,500-meter final. Adva Cohen finished in tenth place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase final.
The rising star of Israeli athletics, Matan Avri, missed the train to the European Athletics Championships final in the 1,500m run today, Friday, by two places. Unfortunately for him, Avri was placed in the stronger of the two semi-final heats and finished eighth (six qualified from each heat), ranking 14th out of 24 runners. Thus, for example, the time of the inexperienced Avri, 3:36.93 min, was 5 seconds better than the winner of the second heat, the Briton Jack Wightman, who recorded 3:41.57 min. Avri started last as usual, increased the pace, and advanced to eighth place. If everything goes well, and Avri does not arrive at the World Championships or the Olympics "squeezed like a lemon" (he set a result better than his previous record 10 times in the last two months), he will earn his rightful place. It is likely that Avri, 24, was disappointed that he did not reach the final, but anyone who knows athletics and saw the raw performance is convinced that he is the future of Israeli athletics. There is always the next competition.
Adva Cohen finished in tenth place tonight in the 3,000m steeplechase final with a time of 9:38.21 min. This time she ran faster than in the qualifiers, where she secured her place in the final in the last meters.
