Tears of Happiness and Relief. Sasínek Mäki: I Thought It Might Be the End. But It's Not!
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It seemed that the Sunday evening program of the World Athletics Championships in Birmingham would be without Czech participation. But in the end, no. Kristiina Sasínek Mäki made it to the final of the 1500 meters. After reaching the finish line of her heat, she waited impatiently to see if she would be among the six who advanced. And when she found out that she had won sixth place with a time of 4:10.84, she burst into tears.
Advancement to the 1500m final at the European Championships brought tears to the eyes of Czech runner Kristiina Sasínek Mäki. She cried with happiness for the first time since the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where seven months after giving birth, she shone with a Czech record and a surprising final participation.
Kristiina Sasínek Mäki will run the 1500m final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on Sunday. Thanks to a crushing finish of 4:10.84, she narrowly slipped into the top six from her heat. This will be her second time competing in the European Championship final in her main event, having finished sixth four years ago in Munich.
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