Munich. Malaika Mihambo, 28, did not appear in the mixed zone after yesterday’s women’s long jump final.
Now the reason is revealed.
The German star collapsed and lost consciousness from exhaustion.
– Do not underestimate the Corona virus, she says.
Last night the women’s long jump final was decided here EC . athletics I am Munich.
Swede Khedi Sania, who finished sixth, later lamented the difficult competition schedule as the World Cup was decided a few weeks earlier.
But Sania’s cheeks weren’t the only ones feeling tired.
German home jumper and big gold favorite Malaika Mihambo had a covid-19 ticket prior to this EC and it wasn’t certain for a long time if she would make it to the start.
I did, but it took a lot of effort.
Fainted
Mihambo, who took the gold from Serbian Ivana Vulita and took second place, gave a few brief TV interviews after the final – then vanished without a trace.
Now the reason is revealed.
The 28-year-old collapsed and lost consciousness from exhaustion.
Today I held a press conference in which I talked about the drama.
– I started feeling really dizzy after the third jump, but EC on home soil isn’t something you can try every year, so I just kept pushing myself to the limit and even going over the limit, according to Sportschau.
sleep at three in the morning
– Then we ran into the lap of honor and that was too much. It was my first time running a distance (400m) after the injury and I completely ran out of strength, says Mihambo.
She stayed in the plaza until after midnight and had to be taken in a golf cart.
Then it took until 3am before she fell asleep.
– We did not underestimate the corona. She says recovery takes a long time.
