The Turkish national anthem was played for the first time this Sunday at the Ataköy Arena in Istanbul, when presenter Tugba Danismaz, the new European Indoor Triple Jump Champion, took the podium alongside her predecessor, Patricia Mamona, who placed third.
“Maybe it was what he deserved. Now that I have become more aware and I have left the podium where I heard the Turkish national anthem and saw the winner, it was emotional because I was thinking about everything that Turkey has been through in the last few weeks and honestly, she deserved the gold. , it is well delivered,” said the Portuguese in the mixed zone.
After the podium ceremony at Saturday’s event, when Danishmaz won with a first jump of 14.31 meters, beating the Portuguese Olympic runner-up who opened the event with a score of 14.16 and was still behind Italy’s Daya Derkach, the silver medal, with 14.20 in the second test.
“We have to be positive, I have always tried to look at things from the positive side and take another medal. I should be very pleased with my career and everything I have achieved, ”he admitted.
In her sixth appearance at the European Indoor Track Championships, 34-year-old Mamona made her third-place debut on the podium after becoming Torun 2021 champion and climbing to second in Belgrade 2017, eighth in Gothenburg 2013 and fifth in Prague-2015. and fourth in Glasgow 2019.
Patricia Mamona returned to play in the finals of a major injury-fueled event, such as the 2022 Oregon Outdoor Worlds in the United States and later the European Championships in Munich, Germany.
“I don’t feel very well, but I’m happy. It’s part of a career. Pain is normal, but that’s life. It’s part of the athlete’s journey, I’ve had many wins and many losses, many obstacles. It’s an expression of my personality, which is is to fight to the end, even knowing that I am unwell,” said the athlete on Friday, who complained of an adductor muscle injury sustained in the Istanbul 2023 qualifying.
Once the competition is over, the sports athlete looks ahead and sets the next goals.
“I think I still have more to give. The national record of 15.53 is still a little stuck because I know I’m worth a lot more. Yesterday [no sábado] it didn’t happen, but better days will come,” he stressed.
And, inevitably, he will have the World Championships on his agenda, taking place in Budapest from August 19 to 27, in a competition best-placed eighth in Oregon 2022 and Doha 2019.
“As soon as I recover, I will switch to Medal Fighting Mode, Animal Patricia Mode. [besta]”, – he promised, assuring that the competitiveness of his discipline favors and stimulates her: “The triple jump has become a spectacular competition and not only for Yulimar [Rojas]but also because of other athletes, but that’s what I like: the more they push me, the more I overcome myself.
The athlete, European outdoor champion in Amsterdam 2016 and silver medalist in Helsinki 2012, did not leave the Ataköy Arena mixed zone without thanking “all the Portuguese for their exceptional support”, practically apologizing for not returning with his entourage on Monday. join family in London.
“I know that the Portuguese are proud of my work and I can be sure that I will always try my best and represent our country in the best possible way,” he assured.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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