Published on 09/08/2024 14:32
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Paralympics 2024 – Athletics: Rosario Gangloff: “Los Angeles? It’s planned” . (.)
32 years after taking part in the Barcelona marathon for able-bodied women, the Frenchwoman finished the Paris marathon in a very fine fourth place in the T12 category on Sunday.
Engaged with the visually impaired in the Paralympic Games marathon, Rosario Gangloff moved people as soon as she crossed the finish line on Sunday, September 8. Aged 59, the veteran of the French delegation, who was initially sixth on the line before being ranked fourth after the disqualification of two athletes, stopped at the microphone of France Télévisions to deliver a strong message, she who experienced validity before suffering from an illness that deprived her of her sight: “Enjoy your health because it is the most precious asset you can have,” she gave up after her 3h13’50” spent on the 42.195 km of the course.
Confessing to be “went all the way” [d’elle-même]”, She also returned to her race: “It’s a very difficult journey for me, I’m just stumbling around in relation to my pathology. Eventually, I’m losing my footing,” she first explained, before recalling that “The most important thing is to have finished.”
Paralympics 2024 – Athletics: At 59, Rosario Gangloff completes the marathon in less than 3h15
Stainless, she already has her sights set on Los Angeles and 2028. “I will recover, but it is very possible, it is normally planned if all goes well. It is not a question of health or age, it is all in the head”, she continued, still out of breath.
