Franceskakis is shocking: “Half of my face was paralyzed, instead of training I was entering hospitals”

A shocking revelation was made by Christos Franceskakis on her camera Crete TVafter winning the gold medal in the Balkan championship.

The 23-year-old hammer thrower revealed that during pre-season he suffered facial nerve palsyas a result paralyze part of his face.

This resulted in him missing a large part of training, but this did not keep him away from his good self.

Showing tremendous strength of soul, the champion from Chania goes… furious to World Championshiphaving secured, essentially, the qualification to Olympic Games of Paris, through ranking.

“The year this year was a bit strange. I had a freak injury, I had a staff paresis, half my face was paralyzed. During the two months when we do the most training, I used to go to hospitals. My stomach also got upset because of the cortisone I got for the face. It’s a very strange year. Now I have found myself and I have a month to properly prepare for the World“, he initially reported to the Cretan Media.

On the strength it took to overcome what happened to him, he commented: “I can overcome obstacles, I just wish it hadn’t happened this year, because this year was an opportunity. Several opponents are in not so good condition, it was an opportunity to place better in the World. I don’t think it will affect me that much, I think I will look good. I have a month to go, I’ll be back to where I was».

For Olympic Games: “Essentially the qualification for Paris is open and through the ranking, with the races I’ve already done I’m 95% qualified. I hope to catch the limit and be even quieter, but basically I have qualified».