Campionul olimpic si mondial Ian Thorpe a “furat” startul in seriile de la 400 m liber. El a fost descalificat si din acest motiv nu va concura la JO de la Atena in respectiva proba, pe care a dominat-o categoric din 1998 incoace. Incredibil e insa modul in care Thorpe – care a castigat primul titlu suprem la varsta de 15 ani – a ratat startul: el a alunecat de pe block-start si a cazut in apa in timp ce astepta startul arbitrului.
In ciuda protestului pe care l-a inaintat catre oficialii australieni, Thorpe a ramas descalificat. “Era foarte dezamagit”, a declarat dupa aceea managerul sportivului, Dave Flaskas. “Cred ca va avea puterea de a trece peste aceasta deziluzie”, a mai spus el.
“Tragic este faptul ca el a ratat startul, deci nu e loc de intors. Eroarea lui ne va costa o medalie la JO, noi asteptand ca la 400 m liber sa urcam de doua ori pe podium, prin Ian Thorpe si Grant Hackett”, a declarat Mike Tancred, purtatorul de cuvant al Federatiei Australiene de Natatie.
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