2024-06-05 19:26:39
“Possibly I will be fortunate to get on the rostrum this 12 months,” stated the titled native of Kaunas, joking earlier than the flight to Rome.
On Friday within the capital of Italy, A. Gudžius will begin in his sixth European Championship and can equal the participation within the competitors with the legendary Virgilius Alekna.
It’s true that the latter received one gold, silver and bronze medal every throughout his 20-year historical past of appearances on the European Championships, and his achievement within the annals of discus throwing remains to be a “prize” – within the 2000s V. Alekna threw the discus in Kaunas 73.88 m and that is the third of all time probably the most spectacular consequence.
A. Gudžius carried out his greatest throw in 2018 in Stockholm and the achieved results of 69.59 m is within the twenty fifth place on the planet.
The Lithuanian discus thrower has world champion and third place medals in his trophy assortment.
A. Gudžių doesn’t have solely an Olympic award, which the Lithuanian nonetheless has an opportunity to win – he has fulfilled the norm and has a ticket to the 2024 Video games in Paris in his pocket.
On the 2022 Previous Continent Championships in Munich, A. Gudžius completed sixth – he threw the discus 65.40 m and watched as his colleague Mykolas Alekna took over the title of champion from him, throwing the discus 69.78 m.
“I’m typically requested about my targets in Rome. Now I wish to take part in as many competitions as potential and carry out in addition to potential. And I wish to combat for medals”, defined A. Gudžius in a very good temper.
– This 12 months you already fought within the “Diamond League”. It isn’t shocking that discus throwers, thought of favorites, should not shining to this point. Even when the identical Daniel Stahl or Kristjan Čeh…
– , we noticed final 12 months in the course of the championship how D. Stahlis threw on the proper second. In spite of everything, it’s nonetheless the start of the season, the Olympic Video games are just a few months away.
Quite a bit can change right here – now it’s too early to speak and clarify that one would be the first and that the third. We’ll see – all these potential contenders for medals are seen, analyzed and it could be too early to attract conclusions.
– How about your well being? Such as you stated this 12 months after one competitors that your again hurts?
– This again has been hurting for the third 12 months. Solely this 12 months the ache intensified. However on Tuesday I did a exercise after consulting the docs, they prescribed medication. Painkillers.
That coaching did not go dangerous, it is all good. , I am laughing right here – in the course of the “Diamond League” in Stockholm, I may hardly transfer for 4 photographs, my again harm.
On the fifth throw, the treatment I had taken earlier than labored – I went to the physiotherapist and stated that the treatment labored, now you possibly can see what I am price and throw. And instantly the disk continued to fly. I say you simply have to hit the appropriate time to take the drugs in order that it really works on the proper time.
Anyway, I am prepared for the combat, however I’ve stated it many occasions – sport is a cruel factor: all the pieces is determined by only one minute a 12 months.
You may have six photographs, however you solely want that one good shot for a very good one-minute rating.
– Are you able to combat in Rome?
– In 2017, basically, I went to the World Championship in London in an odd state – I did not handle to coach properly, I did not have a very good feeling. However on the appropriate day, I awoke in a very good temper and felt the very best. I noticed that all the pieces can be good – and I grew to become the world champion. I hope that I will even get up in Rome on race day in a very good temper and all the pieces will likely be wonderful.
– Nonetheless, for the primary time discus throwers will distribute medals in someday: qualification within the morning, finals within the night. That will not be an issue for you?
– It will likely be disturbing for everybody right here. I’m wondering how we are going to all address this. I do not know if it is potential for me to have a harder season when it comes to bodily situation than what this season is.
From a psychological standpoint, I’m completely ready and I’ll do all the pieces to the utmost that I can do within the sector.
– You’re a senior discus thrower. Is not this format of competitors higher and extra favorable to youthful athletes?
– He isn’t a lot unfavorable as uncommon. This has been the battle of shot putters for a while now. It is uncommon for us to this point and we’ll see how this format performs out. Climate circumstances will even have an impact.
From what I noticed, it is going to be plus 31 levels in Rome on these days. I say, a really fascinating competitors awaits. Nonetheless, I wish to imagine that the expertise of an older discus thrower will give me a bonus over comparatively youthful opponents (laughs).
– Mykolas Alekna is selecting up victories one after one other. Do you assume it is going to be simpler or more durable for him to compete in Rome due to these stable wins?
– Mykolas is prepared for battles, is aware of find out how to take part in competitions, is aware of find out how to take care of failures. He coped properly in each Oslo and Stockholm with tough climate circumstances, when he needed to throw even uncharacteristic photographs.
After which, lastly, when he wanted to, he made that lengthy shot and received. I believe there needs to be no extra challenges for him.
The Previous Continent Championship will likely be held in Rome on June 7-12, and 23 Lithuanian athletes will take part in it: Lukrecija Sabaitytė (200 m), Modesta Justė Morauskaitė (400 m), Urtė Baikštytė and Airinė Palšytė (excessive soar), Jogailė Petrokaitė (lengthy soar ), Dovilė Kilty, Diana Zagainova and Aina Grikšaitė (triple soar), Ieva Gumbs (discus throw), Liveta Jasiūnaitė (javelin throw), Loreta Kančytė (half marathon), Austėja Kavaliauskaitė, Brigita Virbalytė and Monika Vaiciukevičiūtė (20 km athletic stroll), Beatričė Juškevičiūtė (heptathlon), Gediminas Truskauskas (200 m), Juozas Baikštys (excessive soar), Mykolas Alekna, Andrius Gudžius and Martynas Alekna (discus throw), Edis Matusevičius (javelin throw), Marius Žiūkas (20 km athletic stroll) and Edgaras Benkunskas (decathlon).
2024-06-05 19:26:39