Paweł Fajdek invited to… read books! This is a response to the controversies at the games
Paweł Fajdek’s latest statement has resonated widely. The Olympian from Paris does not let up and responds to criticism. “I invite you to read books,” he appeals.
Unfortunately, the Polish hammer throwers ended the Olympic Games in Paris without a medal. Paweł Fajdek ultimately finished the competition in fifth place (78.80 m), and Wojciech Nowicki, in seventh (77.42 m). Unfortunately, the women’s competition also did not go well. Malwina Kopron did not make it through the eliminations, and Anita Włodarczyk was four centimeters short of bronze.
Paweł Fajdek comments on his words: I invite you to read books
After the unsuccessful competition, Paweł Fajdek surprised with his statement. – You can always throw further. Life is life. There were games when even worse results were recorded. Fifth place, a good performance. I was too well prepared for this start and it was visible. Very high speed, a lot of power, I felt great. I really wanted to throw far, so the hammer kept falling out and not being thrown. It took me two, three meters, i.e. a medal – said Fajdek quoted by Przegląd Sportowy Onet.
Now, on Polsat Sport, the bronze Olympic medalist from Tokyo commented on his words, which have had a wide echo and have been criticized. – I didn’t have enough time to “throw myself” at those speeds. That’s how it turned out. Everything should have been at least two, three meters away – he said.
– I said that I prepared myself one hundred percent, but I was not technically up to it. This is the end of the explanation. If someone does not understand what I am saying, I invite them to read books, learn or take a course as an athletics instructor. Maybe it will help – said Fajdek firmly – he concluded.
Paweł Fajdek’s coach comments
Paweł Fajdek’s trainer, Szymon Ziółkowski, who tasted Olympic gold in Sydney, also commented on his condition. “Athletics is an individual sport. We do our job in a circle, and whether someone throws further is their business. It doesn’t affect us in any way. No one in this competition was prepared to throw 84.13,” he said.
“Paweł was prepared very well, but not for 84.13. It was a result that was beyond us. It didn’t interest us in any way. We simply wanted to throw as far as possible. It turned out the way it did, but we have the minimum for the world championships next year,” he concluded.
