Olympic bronze medalist Georgia Bell, reflecting on her all-out performance in the 1500m final at the Paris Olympics, expressed pride in leaving everything on the track and achieving an unforgettable podium finish.
Reigning Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Georgia Bell has gone down memory lane to recall the 1500m final at the Paris Olympic Games.
The Briton star gave her all in that race, something that paid off well with a bronze medal as Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon took top honours in the race, winning her third successive Olympic title. Australia’s Jessica Hull came in second in the race.
In an interview with Athletics Weekly, Georgia Bell was in awe of her performance and noted that she never wanted to have doubts or questions on whether she would have done better in the race hence her efforts to keep pushing throughout the race.
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After crossing the finish line, she could not believe what she had actually done and had to lie on the track for sometime and soak into the glory of winning a bronze medal after going into the race as an underdog.
“I couldn’t get up. I really wanted it to be…I gave it absolutely everything and really pushed myself harder than I ever had. No matter what the result was, I wouldn’t look back and be like: ‘Could I have tried a bit more? Could I have dug a bit deeper?’” Georgia Bell said.
“I pulled absolutely everything out of me that I had, physically and mentally, that day. I remember just lying on the track, hearing the craziness around me, but knowing that you’ve done it and how fast you’ve run… that memory will stay with me forever. I shared it with 80,000 people but I was just taking a moment to adjust.”
This season, Georgia Bell has undoubtedly had a long season, from competing in indoor races where she eventually finished fourth at the World Indoor Championships to continuing her hot streak to outdoor races.
She started off with a sixth-place finish at the Diamond League Meeting in Doha before finishing eighth at the Prefontaine Classic. Georgia Bell then finished second at the European Athletics Championships and proceeded to win the UK Athletics Championships.
She went on to finish fifth at the Diamond League Meeting in Paris before rounding up the podium at the meeting in London. After her bronze medal at the Olympic Games, she went on to race in a series of Diamond League Meetings, finishing second, third and then second again in Lausanne, Silesia and Zurich.
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