The countdown to the European Indoor Championships (2-5.3) is underway and our athletes are doing their last competitive tests before traveling to Constantinople. Tedoglu, Kyriakopoulou, Pollak and Karalis currently compete in international meetings, but due to the European event, George Pomaski with his statements in “K” indicates a problem with the lack of good training facilities in Greece.

“At the Panhellenic Championships, we saw people returning to athletics. We forgot what it’s like to fill a stadium. The podium is very important. It forces you, whether you like it or not, to react. These days, national championships were held almost all over Europe. Not a single athlete jumped eight meters. It shows how much Miltos wanted to please the public.” George Pomaski told “K”., and when we asked him how he sees the performances of other athletes before the European Championships, he replied: “On the European level this year only Tendoglu, Karalis and Stefanidis competed. We have many talents, but no room for preparation. Of those that were announced, not a single work was started. I would have preferred the ribbons to be cut at the finish line rather than at… the start.

Miltos Tedoglu today participates in the rally in Madrid. The Olympic champion traveled to the Spanish city without his coach and will use the match as a big challenge. Nicole Kyriakopoulou will also take part in the same event. The pole vault champion cleared 4.40m at the Panhellenic Championships and secured her place in the European Championships. In Madrid, this will be her second race of the winter season.

Emmanuel Karalis and Eleni Pollak will compete in Osijek, Croatia. Karalis performed well in his legs after the all-Greek record of 5.86m in the SEF. Against him, he will find Piotr Lisek and Gillian Landvig. In contrast, Eleni Pollak failed to exceed 4.20m at the Panhellenic and was cancelled. Today she will try to clear 4.40 m, which is her best result this season.