"An extended bus ride to the stadium due to heavy traffic didn't cause Marissa Papaconstantinou to lose focus and keep her off the medal podium at the Para athletics world championships on Wednesday in India. After qualifying third in her heat earlier in the day, the Canadian sprinter was third in the women's 100-metre T64 final, clocking 13.06 seconds for a bronze medal in New Delhi. It is Canada's second medal at these championships, with wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk of Oakville, Ont., earning bronze in the men's 400 T34 final on a hot and humid Monday."
"On Wednesday, the 25-year-old Papaconstantinou endured a two-hour bus ride to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Despite the delay, she believed there was plenty of time to prepare for competition until the bus came to a stop and "I ran off the bus and put my [running] blade on." WATCH | Papaconstantinou earns bronze: Sprinter Marissa Papaconstantinou of Toronto, Ont., takes bronze in the Women's 100m T64 final in a time of 13.06, at the World Para Athletics Championships, New Delhi. After the final, Papaconstantinou admitted it was not a clean race for her. "It's not a bad result, considering some of those variables," Papaconstantinou told Athletics Canada, referring to the long bus ride. "[Being] back on the podium is always nice, so I can't complain.""
"The world record holder and two most recent athletes to own the world championship mark were the only runners to beat Papaconstantinou on this day. Fleur Jong led a 1-2 finish for the Netherlands with a 12.29-second performance ahead of Marlene van Gansewinkel (12.86). Jong's 12.27 effort in the heats lowered her teammate's championship mark of 12.78 that stood since Nov. 12, 2019. Jong has held the world record the past two months since running 12.02 in Hengelo, Netherlands. Papaconstantinou improved her Canadian record at the end"
Marissa Papaconstantinou finished third in the women's 100-metre T64 final in New Delhi, clocking 13.06 seconds to claim bronze. She qualified third in her heat earlier the same day. The 25-year-old endured a two-hour bus ride to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium but quickly prepared by putting on her running blade once the bus stopped. Papaconstantinou described the race as imperfect yet acceptable given the circumstances and welcomed a return to the podium. The Netherlands posted a 1-2 finish led by Fleur Jong, who lowered the championship mark in the heats and holds the current world record.
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