she wasn't even going to win wrote:
Lots of things wrong with this. 1) Celebrating before the finish line. 2) She's not even celebrating a win. She's celebrating because she thinks she got the BRONZE. 3) It's race walking, so what is there to celebrate even if she did win?
The difference between bronze and fourth is important for her. It's several thousand euros (I think 4000) from the Spanish sporting authority. They give annual *becas* (basically a salary) to those who place in various ways in olympics and european championships, and they are tiered, 1, 2, 3 and 4-10/12. In basic terms for her it's about six weeks of salary difference.