He admitted that Miltos Tedoglou is in good condition, after qualifying for the final of the length at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul.
At the same time, the Tokyo Olympic gold medalist expressed the opinion that on Sunday he believes that there will be an excellent finalwith the first place being judged by jumps over 8.40m..
“In general, I am a stable athlete with consistency in what he says and this has made me stand out in recent years in the competition. I’m fine, I felt good today on the pitch and I think it will be an excellent race on Sunday. I think even though it will be morning it might take even 8.40m to get to the gold medal“, said the Greek champion and added:
“Waking up in the morning was difficult and so will the final. It had a little influence on the big jumps I’m after. I had the opportunity with the second jump to do more training and get a better feel for the stadium».
See Tedoglou’s qualifying jump
The final of the length will take place on Sunday morning, at 9:12 and Tedoglou who has the best performance this year in the world with 8.41m. is the big favorite for gold. He will claim the gold medal for the third consecutive time at the European championships, which no athlete in the history of the event has achieved.
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