The sportsman released a statement expressing his “gutted” reaction to the decision after the video went viral.
“I’m quite disappointed because on my third try at 5.70 m, I didn’t miss a thing,” he said to the French Athletics Federation.
Anthony Ammirati failed the bar and the commentators are clearly having a hard time acknowledging what happened
HELP I'M DYING pic.twitter.com/5hOHttVA5g
— Gladys Wotching (@Glodyswotcher) August 3, 2024
One thing I wished there was more of in training to help with adjusting the parameters. No more than a technical meeting.
“I was 100 percent physically, but I was missing a bit of pole vault,” said he. “Everything was perfect. I’ve never begun a competition so calmly before.
I had one objective, being an outsider: to engage with the spectators. With an additional, “I was almost there,” he continued.
