Filippo Tortu clarifies doubts about his future

Filippo Tortu clarifies doubts about his future

At Mypersonaltrainer Days Filippo Tortu looked back on the epic evening of his Olympic triumph in the 4×100: “It was a great responsibility for which I am very grateful. It sounds crazy, but I think an individual sport like athletics is the ultimate expression of team sport.”

“All it took was for one of the three ahead of me to run a hundredth slower and we would have finished second. So it’s a credit that has to be shared precisely 25 percent among everyone, and that’s what I liked the most. It was the fruit of years of teamwork.”

“The memory of Tokyo is definitely a beautiful moment in my life and career, but now I want to think about what I still have to do, the next Olympics,” said the Italian athlete. “As for next year, however, the goal is the World Championships, which start in August, and I would not mind doing the 100 meters as well. If I really had to choose I would focus on the 200, however, I plan to run both races. This year I had to stop the season after the European Championships, but I’m sure I can still run under 10 seconds.”