TOKYO. «It was a horrible race, but then what did I do? I really don’t know why they disqualified me. ‘ These are the words of a disappointed Benedetta Pilato after the disqualification in battery in the 100 breaststroke at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. «I still swam in a horrible way, I can’t explain, I felt very tired. The pressure? Maybe that one, I don’t know, ”says the 16-year-old from Taranto.
So soon ended, and in the worst way, the five-circle adventure of Benedetta Pilato in the 100 frog. The sixteen year old from Taranto, world record holder in the 50 breaststroke, finished her battery in fifth place before being disqualified by the judges. amorous surprise in negative for the blue swimming. In the same race Martina Carraro finished the battery in third place with the passage to the next round of the semifinal.