For the Cagliari freediver Chiara Obino, the world medal in the championship of Kas, in Turkey, fades. In the dive with the monofin, the first test of the outdoor world championship, she did not go beyond the eighth place. Fault of an error in the compensation, which forced her to interrupt the descent at a depth of 93 meters, therefore far from the altitude of 103 declared on the eve and which could have been worth the podium.
The winner. The Slovenian Artnik (-105) won the gold medal, ahead of the French Gillespie (-103) and the Czech Konecna (-91). At the bottom of the ranking, the other Italian Alessia Zecchini.
Obino's dive started with just the right amount of optimism and tranquility. Then, the mistake in the last part of the descent that forced her to return to the surface and denied her the fourth world medal of her career, after the gold and silver of Ischia (2016) and the bronze of Roatan ( 2019).
Regret. "I thought the only thing I could go wrong was the compensation, at these depths anyone can make a mistake that compromises performance", the premonition, accompanied by regret, "wearing the silver medal around my neck would have paid off for me. efforts sustained in recent years ".
New attempt. In Turkish waters, another attempt awaits her, Saturday morning but with two fins and close competition.
