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Ajla Del Ponte must end its indoor season. The Ticino woman notably renounces the Worlds scheduled for Belgrade from March 18 to 20 due to inflammation of the tendons of one thigh.
“I see you in the open air”, announces on Instagram the 2021 European 60m indoor champion, who hoped to strike a new blow during this winter season. But she will only have competed in five indoor races this year, with her 7”26 achieved in Ostrava in early February as her best performance over 60m.
Ajla Del Ponte, who finished 5th in the 100m at the Tokyo Olympics last summer, has not run since February 12 due to this more persistent injury than expected. She wants to give herself time to recover 100% before starting a summer season which will include Worlds and then Europeans.