Tzekos: “Kenteris-Thanou was not a doping scandal”

There has never been a doping scandal in his case Costa Kenteri and her Katerina Thanou, according to Christos Dzeko. The coach of the two sprinters told Mega that the scandal on the eve of the start of the 2004 Olympic Games took place because the two athletes could not be identified by the authorities responsible for the fight against doping.

«Such a period is not good for anyone. This particular scandal, as it turned out, was not a doping scandal. It happened because they did not find us sometimes they searched for us“, Christos Tzekos answered the relevant question.

As for the fact that he was removed from the forefront in the years that followed, he said: “This was my hobby. Championship was not my job. I stopped for a while doing my hobby in the high championship, I continued to do it on a smaller level. I did my course as a coach and I have won everything. I brought the first medals to Greece. I’m not burning to gain anything from it. I wish the younger coaches had the madness to win things for Greece».

Asked what makes a great athlete he replied: “There are many things that make a great athlete. He must have talent, willpower and endure training. There are many talents who can not stand the training».

Finally, on whether there were cases of harassment on the track, he said: “It is not something that occupied us in the track. All the children were friends with each other. If it happens somewhere, it is good to know as soon as it happens. Anyone who has suffered something like this is clearly ugly».

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