translated from Spanish: Delfina Pignatiello closed her participation in her first Olympic Games: “It’s a dream come true”

Delfina Pignatiello closed her first Olympic Games on Thursday with her participation in the 800-meter freestyle, where she finished eighth in the heats with a time of 8:44.85 that did not allow her to advance in the competition.” I couldn’t recover one hundred percent from the other day no more than I put all my claws to change the chip and have my rematch, but I wasn’t given either. I am trying to enjoy my first Olympic Games, which is already a dream fulfilled for me despite my performance, “said the young swimmer from San Isidro, in dialogue with Public TV, after the competition. In that sense, he highlighted the value of having been able to compete in the world’s top sporting event, after a year in which the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) complicated his preparation. “A year ago I didn’t even think about being here with everything that happened, which I don’t put as an excuse either, being here is a lot. You see a moment of competition in the light after everything you do working in the dark. I’m left with all that work I did and everything I learned,” he said.
“Now it will be my turn to go on holiday and start the next process with another head. Being here is amazing and a unique experience beyond the results. It makes me realize how hard it is to be here, but even with how hard it is, it makes me want to come back next time, with another head, another workout and better prepared,” he said. In addition, recalling the interview she conducted with Julio Leiva in Caja Negra of Filo.News, where she recorded a message to herself weeks before her Olympic debut, Delfina said: “I saw it the other day to remind myself where I am. I am a very self-demanding and very nonconformist person. I didn’t do badly a long time ago, so that part is costing me a little bit. I saw that little part to remember myself and also open my eyes and see the reality of where I’m standing.”
Days ago, Pignatiello competed in the 1500-meter freestyle and finished eighth with a time of 16:33.69, so she failed to reach the final.
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