Mo Katir won a gold medal in european gamess in a 1,500 that he assessed as “very easy” and that it was just a formality for an athlete of his stature. In this championship, the European teamcompete by teams and Spain he called his fittest athlete to lead and he did.
“One day before the trip they told me I had to go because Spain has a very strong team and could be an important player,” Katir explained to Mundo Deportivo. “I’m happy for having given the team the maximum points -16- and helping to move up the table”, said the Murcian of Moroccan origin, visibly happy. Katir won the race with a time of 3’36”95, controlling the rivals well at all times and not exhausting himself too much.
“The goal of the year is the world“, Note. His season proves to be memorable, with a victory in the 5,000m in Florence Diamond League and a mark of 3’28”89 in the 1,500 m Oslo. Some results that bring him closer to the dream of becoming a world champion.
“I still have a lot to improve,” he says without giving importance to what he has achieved in recent weeks. “Mo’s best is yet to come and it’s just around the corner,” he advised confidently. “I have a very good aerobic base, I have incredible strength and I just need to tune up to get speed,” he said. His next steps will focus on reaching peak form to maximize his potential in Budapest World Cup (August 19-27)where he seeks to defeat the ‘mighty’ Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
“The Norwegian can be beaten, it’s not impossible. Right now I’m a sniper, I’m behind him hungry and any failure he has, will be expensive “, he warned.
To achieve this, he makes sure that he has everything. “From Monday I started Plan A for training, which means activating the competitive mode to improve even more,” he explained with enthusiasm to show what he can do. “I will do the altitude concentration, but I am still not sure if I will go Sierra Nevada oh Font-Romeu“, said. “Now I want not to compete until the Spanish championship (July 28-30) or until the Monaco Diamond League (July 21), where I want to run 5,000 m,” he explained.
This is the second gold medal for the Spanish team moving to Chorzow, after what they achieved on the first day Daniel Arce in the 3,000m hurdles.
Source: La Verdad
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