With the presence of Miltou Tentoglou and her Elina Gengho To stand out, the national team departed for the Spanish capital and the coveted goal of staying in Europe’s top teams in the run -up to the European team championship.
The members of the mission gathered early in the airport at the airport and the advice and teasing of the older ones, as well as the smiles and the excitement of the rookies, who will be called upon to give a difficult condition to give their best, were not missing. Both Miltos Tentoglou and Elina Gengho in their statements at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport appeared optimistic about the end result.
“I’m getting ready for my fifth European team championship. I won the three previous ones. I also have the record of 8.38 meters. I want to win this year as well and I want to improve the event record. The conditions will be very good will be hot and I like it, I jump well in these conditions, “the Paris Olympian said and commented on the presence of young children in the group:
“It’s pretty stressful and curious. It is a team and they ask you to give points and not make invalid. It doesn’t matter, it is a struggle that they do not worry about doing their best and enjoy it. I believe everything will go well and we will stay in the category. “
For her part, Elina Genngo commented: “I hope this time I will help the team more, because I did not go very well in the previous two events. It is the first summer race with the national team. I feel perfect. I have done several races on my own, with Emmanuel and Tatiana. I’m glad I met all the kids again. I believe we will stay in the big category, as so far all the kids have gone very well. I’m fine and I’ll claim the best. “
Emmanuel Karalis traveled from Ostrava to Madrid, while from Paris Stamatia Skarvelis and the US, the new member of the National Team, George Frank. Ariadne Adamopoulou is in Madrid, who is fighting tomorrow.
Next to the national team is the president of SEGA, Sofia Sakorafa and the Special Secretary of the Federation Lula Karatza.