The National Track and Athletics Team departed for stay

Members of the National Athletics mission gathered on Wednesday afternoon at “Eleftherios Venizelos”, where the smiles and excitement were not missing.

Miltos Tentoglou and Elina Gengo are two of the important names of the Greek track and field team and will lift the burden of Greece’s stay in the first division of the European Madrid team championship, 26-29/6. Both in their statements at the airport appeared optimistic about the end result.

“I’m getting ready for my fifth European team championship. I won the three previous ones. I also have the record of 8.38. I want to win this year as well and I want to improve the event record. The conditions will be very good, it will be hot and I like it, I jump well in these conditions, “said the” golden “Olympic champion in the length and commented on the presence of young children in the group:

“It’s pretty stressful and curious. It is a team and they ask you to give points and not make invalid. It doesn’t matter, it is a struggle, not to be anxious, to do their best and to enjoy it. I believe everything will go well and we will stay in the category. ”

For her part, the 2022 European champion in the javelin commented: “I hope this time I will help the team more because I did not go very well in the two previous events. It is the first summer race with the national team. I feel perfect. I have done several races on my own, with Emmanuel and Tatiana.

I’m glad I met all the kids again. I believe we will stay in the big category, as so far all the kids have gone very well. I’m fine and I’ll claim the best. ”

Emmanuel Karalis traveled from Ostrava to Madrid, while from Paris Stamatia Skarvelis and the US the new member of the mission, George Franks. Ariadne Adamopoulou, who is fighting on Thursday, has been in Madrid on Tuesday.

Next to the national team is the president of SEGA, Sofia Sakorafa, and the federation’s special secretary, Lula Karatza.