Disappointment for Caen sprinter Oscar Dugue, at his first athletics worlds
By Thais Leger
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Qualified at the last minute for the Worlds, Oscar Dugue flew to Cali (Colombia) at the end of July 2022 to prepare for the event. It is thanks to his title of French Junior champion over 110 m hurdles that the young licensee (18 years old) at the Caen Athletic Club (CAC) was selected for the France team.
It’s incredible. It’s the biggest competition at my age.
The French team left a week before the deadline to prepare the athletes for the event. “Training went pretty well. Acclimatization level too, even if the air is more humid”. A little fatigue was still felt during the first session with the hurdles: “I felt dizzy, I had to stop the session”.
Classes to the sensation
For his first lesson at this level, the athlete felt good: “the warm-up went pretty well”. After a series with great sensations and a few small errors, he could be close to his best performance of the season in 13’74. But the clock was not there. He completes a course in 13’95. The hope of being qualified for the semi-finals is gradually fading for the junior. “During the interview with the journalist, I collapsed but she told me that the previous series had not run so well.” In the end, he qualified with the second fastest time and could run for the semi-finals.
For the next race, the CAC license felt in better shape: “My legs were shaking a bit but I felt better than during the heats”.
New disappointment, the expected weather is once again not present. A fault on the ninth hurdle slowed down the member of Caen who finished his race in 14’02. The competition stops there for Oscar Dugue who therefore does not reach the finals.
On a personal level it was a failure.
Oscar returns from his Worlds disappointed. Result, according to him, of a preparation that fished upstream.
Aim for Europe next year
Still a junior next year, the athlete is aiming for the European Championships to be held in Romania in 2023.
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