“It was difficult to walk on the street in Portugal, there were many controversies”
“Hfor years or three things like a lot of two. We cannot forget and deny the situations that happened when I arrived in the country. Before, it was more difficult when walking on the street, there were controversies”, recalled the athlete born in Cuba and naturalized Portuguese in 2017, who was honored yesterday by the Municipality of Setúbal, at the Sports Complex where he trains.
Pedro Pablo Pichardo, who joined the World Cup gold, in a jump of 17.95 meters, to the Olympic conquered thanks to a year in the Tokyo2020 Games, guarantees that the reality is different today.
Then after everything that people already say. “, he says.
A buried plaque conquers the title of champion in Japan Less later, Pedro Pablo Pichardo did not hide his satisfaction for a today for the municipality to be today the target of the main incidence elevation.
“It’s a very good feeling. A unique way to thank me is to continue to have good results. Since I arrived in Setúbal I’ve always been well on my way. I’m very grateful and happy for the plaque. It was a very beautiful tribute and I’m very happy “, said.
On the possibility of the athlete joining the tributes to the existing ones in the place where new trained, or, of 29 years of age, guarantees that he doesn’t have that extra pressure, on the contrary.
“Heavily, it motivates me. I see this challenge as one more rival or way to face the best way to win to win to win as plates”, affirmed the title and wait later as plates.
Already thinking about the European Athletics Championship, which takes place in Munich (Germany), from August 15 to 21, and the Diamond League, the jumper does not hesitate to aim for the highest place on the podium.
“It’s like I always say: I like to compete and win. In my head it’s always winning. I have many countries and the trip to America left me tired, but we are already working and I hope that starting from Saturday to get good results ” , said.
Pedro Pablo Pichardo’s lead him to say that beating the world record, whose world record is the British Jonathan Edwards, with 18.29 meters, is not a dream, but a goal.
“Dream is when something is very far away or is even impossible to conquer. Thinking about that phase and now we just have to wait and see what happens”, he stressed.
Asked that the transport had not presented about the remaining reasons, the remaining reasons, in Lisbon, with the reasons for the arrival of Humberto Delgado, who represented Portugal in the Airport competition that took place in Eugene, in the USA or Portuguese, it was justified that “it was ” ” and asked not to be offended.
“I’m still tired. I was exhausted, tired. The trip wasn’t good, there were delays in boarding… I was really dead. I asked the Federation if I could schedule the press for another day, but it wasn’t possible. I’m always available and I hope understand,” he said.
In homage to Pedro Pedro, who was unveiled president of the plaque alluding to World Chamber Sport with other councilors of World Chamber Sport, Pedro Pinaú, President Pablo Constantino, Committee of Portugal, Jorge Vieira, Olímpico de Portugal Portuguese Athletics Federation, and Paulo Frischknecht, president of the Sports Foundation.
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