2023-08-22 13:45:28
By Le Figaro with AFP
Posted 12 minutes ago, Just updated
Touched to the tendons of Achilles, Kevin Mayer could miss the world championships. Thierry Breton / PANORAMIC
Reigning world champion Kevin Mayer is doubtful for the decathlon which starts Friday at the World Championships in Athletics in Budapest due to a sore left Achilles tendon.
The sad news fell on Tuesday. Reigning world champion Kevin Mayer, one of France’s rare medal chances, is uncertain for the decathlon which begins this Friday at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest due to a painful left Achilles tendon, a he explained on Tuesday.
«A fortnight ago, on a 400m training session, in the bend I felt my Achilles tendon hurt, and when cold it was a disaster, he said. Since then, it’s been a race for rehabilitation, I have a lot of tools to get there, I give everything like a madman, it’s a huge challenge.» «When my chances of completing a decathlon are over 50%, I don’t talk about it (possible physical problems, editor’s note), when they’re below, I talk about it“, he assessed.
“Not an admission of abandonment”
«This is not an admission of abandonment, however insisted Mayer (31 years old). I do whatever it takes to get to the start of the 100m, but at any time it can stop.» «We know that there are (the Olympics in) Paris next year, and maybe I won’t be able to go as badly as usual“, underlined the double Olympic vice-champion.
«It’s not over, I really have a lot of tools to make sure it’s not the same speech on Friday morning, he repeated. I take the problem hour by hour and do whatever it takes to make it happen.». «Even if I do the first day, the hardest part will be the 400m (the last event of the first day, editor’s note) and waking up on Saturday morning after the 400m, nevertheless specified the double world champion (2017 and 2022). Because in the bend, my left foot is on the inside, it hits where it really hurts.»
It only remains to hope and wait for Friday to see or not Kevin Mayer defend his title.
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