Paolo Mottadelli (MOZ)

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Talence Decastar long jump
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Talence Decastar: day after… injured!


Talence JavelinMy first time in Talence Decastar was not a lucky experience, indeed! Unfortunately I got injured during my second attempt in the long jump event, when I pushed on the board much more than my foot could tolerate, hurting my left heel.

I immediately felt some pain, but not so much, because my foot was warm.. The problem revealed after the Shot Put event, when, warming up for the High jump, I could not even lean my heel on the floor.

I tried to resist, in order to finish the first day and waiting for the next morning, so I cleared 1.74, 1.77 and 1.80 at the first attempt (it never happens :-), mumble mumble…) and stopped that event. Later I run the 400 and hoped…

… not well enough! Yesterday morning my heel conditions were even worse (as I expected, I admit) and I could not run 110 hurdles, neither do Pole Vault. The good thing is that I set my PB in Discus: 45.15 and did a good Javelin: 57.74.

The crowd was terrific here in Talence, and that is the reason why I would have loved to finish 1500 meters, together with such strong guys. So I started and struggled for 1000 meters, using 1 leg and a half, before not being able to go on :-).

It was a pity not to be able to set a decathlon PB here in such an amazing challenge but I am very happy to have been here. Hey: this meeting is really fantastic, the atmosphere is magic and French People are so fired for combined events!

The Decathlon was won by Andrej Kravchenko with 8553 points and the Heptathlon by Lyudmila Blonska with 6437 points. More to come about results….

I really hope to have my second chance, in no more that one year, to tell ‘merci beaucoup’ to French People with a great rocky decathlon!

3 Responses to “Talence Decastar: day after… injured!”

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    Emilie et Pierre Says:

    Salut Paolo!
    We are french and we were in Talence Decastar. We have supported you since the beginning, and we regret with you your unlucky experience. We hope your heel is well. We are waiting your news on the blog…
    A bientôt!!
    Emilie et Pierre

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    Rudy Says:

    Hey Paolo

    I can see you already got french fans.Very good.
    Congratulations for your blog, and good recovery.
    I ll write you tomm morning for what you asked me.

    friendly

    RUDY

  3. 3
    AGUSTIN FELIX Says:

    HOLA PAOLO!!!
    COMO VA TODO?
    VEO QUE HAS ACTUALIZADO TU WEBSITE! MUY BIEN!
    ERES TODO UN CRACK DEL INTERNET!!
    MAÑANA COMPITES EN EL DECATHLON IN 100M???

    UN SALUDO

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