Natalia Bukowiecka returned in a big way. The first such Polish run in two years!
Natalia Bukowiecka returned to the competition after a momentary injury. During the Polish Indoor Championships in Toruń, the runner impressed with form.
Natalia Bukowiecka had to give up starts for over two weeks. All because of the injury she got during the meeting in Ostrava. Sprinter Podlasie Białystok torn the two -headed thigh muscle. Although the trauma looked very serious on the recordings, fortunately he had no such severe effects and the player could return to the competition.
Natalia Bukowiecka outclassed rivals in Toruń
On Saturday, February 22 Natalia Bukowiecka She faced during 69. PZLA Polish Indoor Championships in Toruń With a distance of 400 m. For a Polish woman it was the first completed run in the hall at this distance in two years. The runners managed to break 52 seconds. And she checked in at the finish line with a score of 51.88 sec. This is the third result this year in our country. Only Justyna Święty-Ersetic had better results-in Toruń (51.36 s) and in Spała (51.79 s).
Although this is a very good time, it did not allow the athlete to get a minimum for the indoor world championships (51 sec.). However, Natalia Bukowiecka has a virtual promotion to the tournament.
Natalia Bukowiecka: One of the most stressful runs in life
In an interview with “Fakt”, the bronze Olympic medalist from Paris admitted that The start in Toruń was one of the most stressful runs in her life. – Maybe it sounds strange, because it’s the eliminations of the Polish championships, but something like the first detention is really in your head. You had to break, run and believe that I would reach this finish. And so it happened. I am very happy about it – said the athlete.
The Polish woman will have another chance to improve the result on Sunday, February 22 during the Polish Indoor Championships. Her main rival will be Justyna Święty-Ersetic. – I said that the elimination race was stressful, but now I will be a bit stressed, because I know that Justyna is in perfect shape and is always well prepared to start in the hall. And I think he is tactically running better than me. It will cost me a lot of nerves, but I believe that we will give a nice show – said Natalia Bukowiecka.
