Athletics, Gianmarco Tamberi has only the one-two punch on his mind
No indoor competition, blue wants to be ready for the Olympics
He has again chosen a retreat in Potchefstroom, South Africa, to begin preparing for the new season. The only, real, goal è to do well at the Paris Olympics, everything else comes second. Tamberi knows that the rainbow event è what motivates him the most; and he doesn't want any distractions during the journey that will take him all the way to the Paris competitions.
Already made an important decision. He will not participate in the indoor season (unlike Barshim): "It would not make sense. The crosshairs, moving on from the European Championships in Rome, è on the Paris Games. Anything else would be a distraction and a risk", his statements to Gazzetta dello Sport. And not even at the World Championships in Glasgow: " è unlikely to participate. I know my body: if I prepared them, then I would need time to dispose of. And not è the right season".
Too much desire to make a mark in Paris: "I bet everything on the Olympic double: no one, in the’high, has ever hit it. It would be great. A’huge opportunity. È true: I won everything, primarily a five-year challenge against injury in 2016. But I still have an urge to put myself out there, with total intensity and dedication. I have scattered the Eiffel Tower everywhere. I have a house full of them…", his closing remark to the Gazzetta dello Sport.
