“I can jump 8.40m whenever I want,” said Miltos Tedoglu when the world federation canceled his jump because his shoes were not approved for competition, and a few hours later he jumped 8.41m and turned on his name in the list of the best results of this year. world. In the meeting, which took place in Liven, our champion took first place.

From the first jump in yesterday’s race, Miltos Tedoglu was determined to regain first place. He made four jumps over 8.30 m (8.32, 8.37, 8.34, 8.41) and proved that 8.40 m can be reached even … without shoes. The World Federation canceled the result (8.40 m) he achieved in Torun because the specific model of shoes Tedoglu wore was not allowed to be used in the long race.

The “golden” Olympic champion glorified the event with his post on the social network page and advised the world federation to include experienced people in its staff. In fact, in the photos he posted, he emphasized that the shoes are exactly the same as allowed, with the only difference being the color.

“There are people on the World Athletics team who have no idea about shoes and sports. And they decide which shoes are suitable and which are not for athletes. I am the one who jumps. I want to wear what is comfortable and safe for me. I don’t care about the 8.40m jump, I can jump as much as I want. It’s just not fair. I’m disgusted,” he said, among other things.

The post of Miltos Tedoglu found support among many leading athletes who, with their posts, sided with the Olympic champion.