Alessia Trost recounts her long ordeal

Alessia Trost recounts the difficulties of the past year and a half

Alessia Trost is finally ready to start again. After participating in the Tokyo Olympic Games in the summer of 2021, the Pordenone-born high jumper went through a very long ordeal, which in the following sixteen months led her to compete only nine more times. All because of an injury that was difficult to treat because it was not precisely localized, as explained by the Italian athlete herself to ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’.

“There were mornings when, after training the day before, it would take me 10′ to get out of bed. And I used to cry,” she said. “I suffered from muscular, joint and especially nervous problems. My back has various protrusions, my spine is acting up. I did not suffer a specific injury, but a very strong general inflammatory state. Last spring I was trying to jump and wouldn’t get off the ground. So in June, in agreement with the federation, I decided to pull the plug for a while.”

The difficult moment is not yet behind him, but there is optimism for the future: “I’m not getting ahead of myself,” he said, “The important thing is to stop feeling pain, to regain physical efficiency. It’s an all-in bet: I’m behind, I won’t do indoor. But I’m counting on competing again outdoors. The choice is precise.”