Un roman a surprins o lume intreaga la concursul international Red Bull X-Alps. Toma Coconea (32 de ani), din Brasov, a zburat 500 km cu parapanta deasupra Alpilor. Decolarea a avut loc in oraselul austriac Dachstein, iar aterizarea in MT Gros din Monaco.
Toma Coconea a inceput sa se antreneze cu parapanta in anul 1991, in Parang. Anul acesta, la concursul Red Bull X-Alps, care a durat 15 zile, romanul ne-a demonstrat ca e un sportiv exceptional, reusind o performanta uimitoare.
‘Am mers prin Alpi peste 1.000 de kilometri pe jos si aproape 500 de kilometri cu parapanta. M-am clasat pe locul 2 din 30 de concurenti veniti din toate colturile Europei. Locul 1 a fost ocupat de Alex Hofer, care a avut si un mic avantaj pentru ca este din Elvetia si a fost pe teren propriu. Eu sunt foarte multumit de rezultatul meu’, spune Toma. Reusita reprezinta, pe langa locul secund in Europa, un nou record national la zborul cu parapanta.
Pe parcursul concursului a dormit in jur de 15 ore in 6 zile si a rupt o multime de pantofi de sport. Au fost zile in care nu a dormit absolut deloc ca sa prinda avans. Un astfel de traseu necesita multa forta, daruire si rabdare.
‘Au fost si momente grele, cand oboseala isi spunea cuvantul. Atunci trebuie sa dai o lupta psihica cu durerea pe care e musai sa o invingi. Eu ma gandeam la ceva frumos, la parintii mei, la gustul victoriei, la anii de antrenament si ma remontam’, mai spune Coconea.
A fost cel mai popular concurent
Spre mandria delegatiei romane, Toma a avut cea mai mare popularitate din concurs. A fost de la inceput favorit in preferintele spectatorilor, iar faptul ca provine dintr-o tara est-europeana nu a avut nici o importanta. ‘Elvetienii vorbeau foarte frumos despre Romania si ma bucur ca prin aceasta reusita numele tarii mele a fost pe buzele tuturor’, a spus campionul roman.
Dupa incheierea concursului, Toma nu si-a luat concediu, asa cum s-ar fi cuvenit, ci a plecat in Parang pentru noi antrenamente. Nu de alta, dar vrea cu orice pret ca anul viitor sa ocupe pozitia fruntasa.
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