Olympic champion Rosa Mota returned this Sunday to break the world half marathon record for athletes aged 65 to 69 in the Spanish city of Barcelona, running 21.097 kilometers in 1:24.27 hours.
Rosa Mota, 65, the 1988 Seoul Marathon Olympic champion in South Korea and 1984 Los Angeles bronze in the US, was already a record holder, but today she improved on the 1:25.52 hour mark she achieved in October in Valencia.
The athlete, considered the greatest Portuguese marathon runner of all time, in addition to the Olympic title in the Korean capital, was also world champion in the marathon in Rome (1987) and European champion in the marathon in Athens (1982), Stuttgart (1986) and Split. ( nineteen ninety).
His achievements include triumphs at the Rotterdam (1983), Chicago (1983 and 1984), Tokyo (1986), Boston (1987, 1988 and 1990), Osaka (1990) and London marathons. (1991). She also finished second in the World Road Championships (15 km) in 1984 and 1986.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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