On thirteen occasions she has competed here at Weltklasse, the first time in 1993. On Friday, the Sydney Olympic champion will end her career here. "That will be a big moment in my long sporting life." Mutola looked back on her long and successful career while speaking with the media.
Also for meeting director Patrick Magyar is Friday's 800 metres race something special. "We will experience a unique race, one which scarcely could be outdone. Tomorrow Maria Mutola will receive an honorary membership in Weltklasse Zürich," to which Mutola expressed her gratitude.
She continued, "Naturally it is hard to end my active career. But it is time for me to come to a decision about this. One must be realistic in life. My form is not bad, but I'll admit that I'm far from my best performances now. Now it is time for me to support the efforts of the young runners and to pass along my experiences to them."
Also for meeting director Patrick Magyar is Friday's 800 metres race something special. "We will experience a unique race, one which scarcely could be outdone. Tomorrow Maria Mutola will receive an honorary membership in Weltklasse Zürich," to which Mutola expressed her gratitude.
She continued, "Naturally it is hard to end my active career. But it is time for me to come to a decision about this. One must be realistic in life. My form is not bad, but I'll admit that I'm far from my best performances now. Now it is time for me to support the efforts of the young runners and to pass along my experiences to them."
“We had a very special request from Pamela Jelimo to help her with the pacemaking,” Magyar said. “She feels it is very hard to run on her own early in the race. The problem is that the speed this lady is running at does not allow many options for pacemakers. But we found such an athlete in Svetlana Klyuka.”
Start List
Tatyana Andrianova RUS
Elisa Cusma Piccione ITA
Maryam Yusuf Jamal BRN
Pamela Jelimo KEN
Janeth Jepkosgei KEN
Svetlana Klyuka RUS
Yuliya Krevsun UKR
Nancy Jebet Lagat KEN
Maria de Lurdes Mutola MOZ
Marilyn Okoro GBR
Kenia Sinclair JAM
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