THE Emmanuel Karalis did more than a jump. Write history! In the nationwide track championship held in Volos, the Greek champion spent 6.08m, crushing his own Panhellenic record (6.05m), and climbed to No.4 on the world list of all time!
Karalis started the race dynamically, passing at 5.65m comfortably, and then left all the intermediate heights to test the 5.92m, where he managed to make it with the third jump. With psychology soaring, he set the bar at 6.08m, knowing that this jump would put it on the elite of the world in the face. And he did, with an impressive second jump, which meant the new Panhellenic record and at the same time a place among the biggest jumpers in history!
Behind Karalis, on the podium of the Panhellenic Championship, Yiannis Rizos was in 2nd place with 5.65m and George Papanastasiou, who won the bronze medal with 5.35m. Karalis didn’t just give a new record in the Greek track. He gave an unparalleled flight and is now among the tops of all time.
The top performance of all time in the short
Montos Dupladis (Sweden) – 6.28m
Reno Lavileni (France) – 6.16m
Sergei Bubka (Ukraine) – 6.15m
Emmanuel Karalis (Greece) – 6.08m
It is worth noting that Emmanuel Karalis a week ago and specifically in the Balkan Athletics Championships in Panthessalikos had come very close to jumping at 6.11m, but for millimeters he failed, throwing the bar.
He was sure of himself and his abilities and managed to set the Panhellenic record.
It was logical that “Manolo” was stored by the public at the Panthessal Stadium of Volos, with himself unable to hide his joy for historical performance.
Indeed, after his Panhellenic record, Karalis revealed that his big goal is a jump at 6.11m, stressing that he wanted to give joy to the people who were in the stadium to watch him.
“The truth is as I said the previous time I love to fight in Greece. Coming and trying to make a big leap is very enjoyable for me. I’m good, healthy, tired, but I look forward to the big races. “
For the two invalid jumps at 5.92m: “The truth is that I was a little tired, but the last attempt, so many people so many kids, I couldn’t help but I always try to do the best. In the big races I happily pass it with the first 5.92m.”
For the fact that he is the 4th of all time jumping over 6.08m: “He says too much. I have set the bar too high. I sometimes forget my dream. I have set the bar over 6.10 to 6.11m .. It is important to be landing, to live every moment.
It is worth noting that at the Paris Olympics, Karalis had won the bronze medal with a jump of 5.90m, a performance that surpassed the Panhellenic Athletics of Volos.