2024-09-04 22:18:28
It was a crazy bet. Returning to track and fighting for a Paralympic medal eight months after a serious knee injury. But Dimitri Pavadé succeeded him on Thursday, September 5, and the long-distance person is about to achieve a success.
Quickly installed in third place in this final T64 (jumper with deficiency in the lower part of one leg, or the absence of one or both legs below the knee), thanks to the best first attempt at 7 .43 m, the French stopped. on the podium for a long time but was finally beaten at the end of the competition by Jarryd Wallace. The American won his second Olympic medal in three years after silver in Tokyo in 2021, by a scant six centimeters.
“I am satisfied. I have good competition, I take risks, you admit it then. A medal would be a good game after this big injury but, when I got here, I was ready to finish fourth. » He himself admits, he “taught hard on retraining” to be able to be there, on the track at the Stade de France. “To participate in the Games only four months after resuming flying is exceptional,” he relishes. There are some risks but they are wonderful and unfortunately you don’t count, that’s the game. “
He aims to qualify for the 100m and 200m in Los Angeles
Disappointing having missed out on last summer’s Paralympic World Championships which took place at the Charléty Stadium in Paris, the Reunion native was able to enjoy the atmosphere this season and was delighted to performing in front of your loved ones. “The atmosphere is unique, it transports me,” he assured. I want to experience it, I experience it. I tend to let myself be carried away, not necessarily to control this impulse, but there I know how to get into my stone and do the work. And the coach told me. You know I can be fiery in this kind of atmosphere. I am satisfied with my Games, I enjoy it. »
A few weeks ago, Dimitri Pavadé improved his personal best by taking a jump of 7.59 m during the French Championships, organized in Albi, a sign that he is in good shape. “The track, as many athletes have said, works well,” he admitted. We run fast, we let go and those who don’t work all the time, like I said before. »
Not abandoned, who studied near Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), has already planned on Los Angeles in four years, and even announced that he will increase the number of events. “I’m coming back to sprint,” he announced this Thursday. 100 m, 200 m, long… That’s how I started sports. » We made an appointment.
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