Altobeli Silva vented after being eliminated from the Tokyo Olympics, in the 3,000m with obstacles. After finishing in 27th place, the athlete questioned “if it’s worth it” to make so many sacrifices to, in the end, not reach the expected result.
In an interview with “SporTV”, Altobeli did not hide his frustration with the result, and listed the sacrifices made during the cycle. Remember that Altobeli complained about the noise in front of his room, admitting that he couldn’t rest after training because of the “funk sound”.
“I’m feeling very bad, upset, because I know how much I trained, struggled, gave up, a lot of frustration. When you don’t train, you go to a party, give up, it’s one thing. When you give up all that. , if he isolates himself, he expects a great result and what happened happens. I want to cry. I deserved to classify, because I trained like hell,” began Altobeli.
“At Rio 2016 I was a finalist, and I didn’t train what I was training now. Very big disappointment. It’s to analyze if it’s worth it. If it works out to do a camp, it would be excellent, it’s an idea that stays for those who are coming. my vision. Without understanding that the guys maintain the high level, what do they do? I’m not level with them. There are guys who got in front of me who train less than me. He deserved better for my dedication. Saturday, Sunday, sleeping early. If I’m here, why do I have to be a loser?”, added the Brazilian.
Altobeli was ninth in his heat, with 8:29.17, and 27th overall. The top three in each group advanced, as did the fastest six in the overall standings.
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