If there is one athlete who has been setting the Letzigrund alight
during these championships, it is Switzerland
The 22-year-old from Berne has quite simply
taken the stadium by storm just as much as the spectators have taken her to
their hearts.
In the first few days of these championships, Kambundji has
singlehandedly put Swiss sprinting back on the map first and foremost with the
quality of her performance, backed up by an engaging smile.
In the 100m heats she produced the first roar by reducing her own
national record by 0.01to 11.32, but then demolished it with a storming
semi-final blast of speed bringing it down to a more than respectable 11.20.
“This is incredible!” was her reaction. “I did not expect such a great
time! I am very happy.”
That time places her amongst the European elite, but there was more to
come in the final on a damp Wednesday evening when she flew down the track to
grab fourth spot only just missing out on a medal by the slender margin of
0.08.
“Mega happy” was how Kambundji described her mood. “I hadn’t reckoned on
getting to the final.”
But the story does not end with the short sprint. The morning after the
100m final, Kambundji lined up yet again, this time in the 200m.
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