María Vicente once again showed her best form in Birmingham. The Catalan athlete finished eighth in the European Championships heptathlon, with 6,372 points, a new Spanish record, and she also secured a finalist berth by just one point.
Vicente closed the competition with a superb 2:14.81 in the 800 metres, very close to her personal best (2:13.83), to seal that eighth place. Behind her was the other Spanish athlete, Sofía Cosculluela, thirteenth in the first 800m heat with 2:21.20 and 5,999 points in the heptathlon to finish 18th.
The result represents the well-deserved reward for many months of hardship and recovery after injuries. Moreover, today is the birthday of her longtime coach, Ramón Cid.
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Dylan Holloway