Pole vaulter speaks out after tragic event that denied him an Olympic gold opportunity

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Even while that doesn’t happen at every pole vault competition, the 21-year-old found himself instantly famous online for the incident.

Finally speaking out about what happened, Ammirati expressed his disappointment that his hopes of reaching the podium this year had been dashed.

A little disappointed, since I didn’t miss anything on the third try at 5.70 m,” he told the French Athletics Federation,

though he didn’t directly mention the event. I would have like some more hopping about in training to get the settings just right. No more than a technical meeting.

I felt great physically, but my pole vault was a little off. “Everything was perfect. I’ve never begun a competition so calmly before. I had one objective, being an outsider: to engage with the spectators.

 

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