Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The Israeli delegation
Luna Chamtai Salpter burst into tears at the end: "Sorry I did not win a medal"
The Israeli runner could not hold back tears after the dramatic retirement from the marathon: "I had the honor of representing Israel."
Tiori: "It was hard to see her, but I had to let it go"
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Saturday, 07 August 2021, 05:13
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It could have been a huge evening for Israeli sports, but 4 km to the end of the marathon race at the Tokyo Olympics, when she is among the leaders, Israeli runner Luna Chamtai Salpter retired due to abdominal muscle cramps. Despite the pain she did not give up, and after a short recovery continued running And finished in 66th place.Unlike the Rio Games in 2016 and the Doha World Championships in 2019, this time she finished the race, but she lacked 4km to reap the first ever Olympic medal for Israel in athletics.
"I had the honor of representing Israel. I'm sorry I did not win a medal," Luna told the Israeli media at the end and immediately burst into tears.
The Israeli delegation was very sorry for Luna.
The team doctor, Professor Danny Nemet who is in the story with the marathoners because of the difficulty of running and the fear of dehydration accompanied her in these moments to make sure she was feeling well.
so close.
Chamtai Salpeter (Photo: Reuters)
The one who finished the race before Chamtai Salpter was Maor Tiori, who reached the finish line in 48th place.
"It was hard to see Luna, it was not a pleasant sight," she told the sports channel afterwards, "but you have to release it. I had to focus on myself. It would have been nice if it was in better conditions. Everyone deals with it in their own way." .
"I did what I could, I finished," Tiori said. So far".
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