Athletics: Europeans; Stano, today the leg was ‘off’

(ANSA) – ROME, AUGUST 20 – “Today the medal was not there, in the last five kilometers I also had abdominal cramps. month between Eugene and here, and I’ll try to understand. In the meantime, I say good to Fortunato, who had a good race and kept up the name of Italy “. Thus, from the microphones of RaiSport, Massimo Stano comments on his test in the 20 km walk of the European Championships, in which he finished eighth.

“I was not worried about having to do two races in a month – says the Olympic champion of the 20 km and world of the 35 km -, I thought I could do anything, and during the race I tried to motivate myself. But the leg was ‘off’, it was wrong, something didn’t work, but I don’t know what. We have to sit down and understand what happened, because I’m already thinking about the next World Championships in Budapest, and I care. But no one is invincible. “

A joke about today’s winner: “Martin was really phenomenal, reconfirming the title is not easy and I’m happy for him.” Then Stano is moved when they remind him that today in Munich, cheering for him, there were his wife Fatima and little Sophie: “I’m sorry, luckily Sophie still doesn’t understand (she’s a year and a half ed)”. Then he adds: “The European Championship is the only thing I leave to the others, but when I’m not there I can’t give the best of myself. Anyway I’m quite satisfied to have finished the race in these conditions”. (HANDLE).

Source: Ansa

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