The Italian Gianmarco Tamberi, who shared the Olympic gold in the high jump in Tokyo with the Qatari Mutaz Barshimhis trip to Paris was delayed due to a fever resulting from a “probable kidney stone,” he announced on social networks on Sunday, three days before his Paris Games appointment.
“I was supposed to leave today for Paris to start my journey towards this beautiful dream, but instead I was advised to postpone the flight until tomorrow in the hope that, with a little rest, this nightmare will end,” said transalpine , 32 years.
“The only thing I can do is hope and pray… I don’t deserve all this, I did everything for these Olympic Games, everything,” he added.
The Italian jumper now begins a race against the clock, as the high jump qualification is scheduled for Wednesday, with the final scheduled for Saturday.
The Italian explained that he went to the emergency room for an ultrasound and a “blood test.”
Tamberi returned from Paris to Italy, after becoming his country’s standard bearer.
The current Olympic, world and European champion overcame inflammation in his thigh, before suffering a new setback, ahead of Paris 2024.
Source: La Verdad
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