Tentoglou: ‘It was the worst competition I’ve ever had, even though I was in the best shape of my life’

Miltos Tentoglou was incapable to support the rubric helium won 2 years agone successful Budapest and handed implicit the World Champion crown to Italian Matteo Furlani successful Tokyo.

The Greek champion, who traveled with immoderate ankle discomfort, was ne'er capable to present his champion show successful the final, attributing his mediocre showing to… overexertion during the warm-up, which resulted successful cramps during the competition.

Tentoglou Reflects connected His Performance

“It was the worst contention I’ve ever had. I felt large and precise beardown during the warm-up. Maybe I made a mistake by putting successful much strength than accustomed during the warm-up, but I genuinely consciousness I americium successful the champion signifier of my beingness and believed that everything would spell well,” helium said successful the mixed zone, adding:

“But, unfortunately, determination are besides atrocious days. I suffered cramps successful some calves astatine the aforesaid clip connected my archetypal attempt. And from determination on, I wasn’t capable to execute thing correctly.”