Tedoglou: “My first statements were wrong, I had a very good race”

Pleased with his jumps, he said Miltos Tedoglou on his return to Greece after winning the silver medal at the World Championships in Oregon.

The 23-year-old champion in his first statements after the race had said that he should not have won with a better jump of 8.32m, however today he said:

“My first statements were wrong, to tell the truth. Once I saw my jumps I was also happy with my performance. I had a very good race, very correct, very nice track, precise pressure on the valve...”

As for what went wrong, he said: “ I was losing a bit on the landing but I didn’t realize it at the time, in the middle of the race. My coach didn’t get it either, because he wasn’t sitting in a good spot. The organizers didn’t put the coaches in front and we got a little confused. I am satisfied.

A lot has changed in the last year in length. Like the one with the valve for example. They wouldn’t let me put in the nails I’m comfortable with and I put in the small ones. The white sand was very soft, I had a lot of difficulty landing, because we don’t have white sand. It sinks your foot a lot and you lose inches for no reason. Gold was very close,” he said. .

“Thanks everyone for the support. When I started the sixth jump I thought I could do it, but I didn’t know how to save the landing thing. I would have to do something very extreme to save it, i.e. go for a jump at 8.80m. to get 8.40 meters. Maybe if I had trained on this sand I would have known how to react. The rubber mat was very good and very fast“, concluded.

As for his coach, Giorgos Pomaski, he said: “The jumps were very good, I had nothing to say to him. We always go for the gold. The competition is at a high level, the young guys are the ones who dominate and score the big performances. I always expect a big jump from Milto. When they are consistently performing at this level, something bigger always comes out».

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