The Portuguese Leandro Ramos said he believed it was possible to reach the final of the javelin throw at the world athletics championships in Eugene, United States.
The 21-year-old Benfica striker enters the competition starting at 6:35 p.m. local time (02:35 a.m. on Friday in Lisbon), with the goal of reaching the final, scheduled for Saturday, at 6:00 p.m.: 35 (02:35). 35).
Leandro Ramos enters the Eugene2022 event in 14th place in the world ranking and with the ninth best mark of the year, the 84.78 meters of the national record, which he set in Doha last May.
“83.50 is a possible mark. Although I haven’t done that mark many times this year, I came very close twice and my record is above that. I think it will be possible, but it depends on the day, the conditions, the wind and the temperature.” he explained.
The second youngest athlete in the Portuguese delegation, only ‘defeated’ by Mariana Machado for two months, is blunt in his goals.
“Na minha cabeça, I don’t go to the end, I saw myself losing time here. I went to go to the end, I didn’t get it, I didn’t do anything”, vincou, admitting that “I would be very satisfied to be in the final”, among the 12 World’s greatest.
The Portuguese pitcher will play in group B of the classification, together with Anderson Peters, from Granada, world champion, who leads the world ranking and has the best mark of the year (93.07).
