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Freitas’ Olympic Journey Ends Short of Semifinal
August 12, 2016 | Track & Field, Olympic Games
STARKVILLE, Miss. – On Friday, Marta Freitas lived her dream and represented her native country of Portugal in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
Freitas competed in the women's 1500m race, an event in which she won a national championship at Mississippi State last June. With a time of 4:18.53 Friday night, her Olympic journey ends just shy of the semifinal round.
Freitas qualified for the Olympic games in July, finishing second at the Campionats de Catalunya in Barcelona with a school-record time of 4:06.54. She also won an SEC crown earlier this year in the same event with a time of 4:24.00.
Her former teammate Brandon McBride will race again tomorrow in the semifinal round of the men's 800m after finishing first in his preliminary race with a time of 1:45.99. That race can be seen on NBCOlympics.com or by using the NBC Sports app.
For more information on the Mississippi State track and field program, follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook and join us on Instagram by searching for "HailStateTF." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap"
Freitas competed in the women's 1500m race, an event in which she won a national championship at Mississippi State last June. With a time of 4:18.53 Friday night, her Olympic journey ends just shy of the semifinal round.
Freitas qualified for the Olympic games in July, finishing second at the Campionats de Catalunya in Barcelona with a school-record time of 4:06.54. She also won an SEC crown earlier this year in the same event with a time of 4:24.00.
Her former teammate Brandon McBride will race again tomorrow in the semifinal round of the men's 800m after finishing first in his preliminary race with a time of 1:45.99. That race can be seen on NBCOlympics.com or by using the NBC Sports app.
For more information on the Mississippi State track and field program, follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook and join us on Instagram by searching for "HailStateTF." You can also find all-access coverage of the program on SnapChat by searching for "HailStateSnap"
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