“She had to work to live because we are not rich,” said Mrs. Panagiota of the European 35 km walk champion
“She is a fighter” proudly declared Mrs. Panagiota, mother of Antigone Drisbiotis who won the gold medal in the 35 km walk at the European Athletics Championships in Munich.
As he said speaking to SKAI and on the show “Morning briefing”, her daughter trained “mercilessly” day and night and at the same time worked at the tsipouradiki that her family maintains in Karditsa. “He had to work to live because we are not rich,” added Mrs. Panagiota.
Despite the difficulties faced by the 38-year-old athlete, her mother stated that there was no way she would give up: “At one point she stopped for a while but she would never give up. He’s not one of those guys who leaves something in the middle. She knows that she can and when you want, you can do everything”, were the words of Antigone’s mother.
She went on to say that what she has achieved she has achieved without any other financial help along the way starts from 12 years old: “From 12 to 36 she wrestled alone with her coach, until just before the Olympiad she was not given any kind of financial support.”
“We have 4 months to see her. When she comes back, she’ll say hello to your mom. Ah” concluded Mrs. Panagiota who, as she said, has three other daughters
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