Zoltán Kammerer, the mayor of Göd, is primarily pushing for the success of Göd and Hungary on the Olympics beginning this weekend, however the three-time Olympic champion kayaker additionally thinks wistfully of his personal sports activities profession. As a fan, the supervisor of the town prefers particular person sports activities, he helps lots of the former gamers, however he solely needs to guess on the outcomes of kayak-canoe.
“I believe there’s nothing extra elegant within the lifetime of an athlete than when he can really struggle for the entire nation, and if he will get a very good outcome, you may make sure that the Hungarians will all pleased with it. – stated the town supervisor in reference to the truth that the Olympics will begin in Paris this weekend.
“We in Gödö are additionally ready with bated breath for the Olympics and Paralympics, as a result of there will probably be opponents from Gödö in each competitions. Among the many wholesome ones, we are able to emphasize the judoka Bence Pongrácz, who will step on the tatami for the primary time on Sunday, July 28 at 10 am within the weight group 66 kg, and on the Paralympics the beginning on August 28, we will help the shot putter István Szőllősi. I wish to inform them that the entire metropolis is behind them, which might imply lots; on the time, it was an ideal feeling for me to really feel the love and help of the individuals of Göd at main worldwide competitions.”
“Between 1996 and 2012, I participated in 5 Olympics in a row as an athlete, for me it’s a signal of the passing of time that that is the third five-ring occasion during which I didn’t begin. stated the 46-year-old three-time Olympic champion, who additionally gained a silver medal at his final Olympics in London as the highest males’s kayak rower.
– In fact, I am actually wanting ahead to the kayak-canoe competitions on the Olympics this 12 months as properly, and I am certain that my sport will deliver good outcomes once more. I believe that the kayakers Tamara Csipes and Bálint Kopasz will journey to Paris as clear contenders, and I additionally anticipate surprises from the lads’s kayak foursome, who, though they didn’t win a medal on the European Championships Szeged in June, I nonetheless anticipate them. to be on the rostrum, and I’ve a very good feeling in regards to the males’s kayak pairs as properly. I push for the Hungarian groups competing in Paris, however the person sports activities are nearer to me, amongst my teammates, I actually push for the 2 captains on the Hungarian delegation, the swimmer Kapás Bogi and the swordsman Áron Szilágyi, they’re each. to take part within the Olympics for the fifth time. I additionally anticipate a very good outcome from István Péni, as a result of our nice shooter has been among the many finest on the earth for years, so he deserves an Olympic medal,” stated Zoltán Kammerer, who determined to not journey to France as a follower.
“It took me some time to get used to it, however I not consider myself as an athlete, however as a metropolis supervisor,” stated the mayor of the town on the Danube, who completed a aggressive kayak at finish of 2022. – I’ve already traveled sufficient, I actually like that now my job is linked to Göd, and I haven’t got to go away my metropolis commonly for lengthy durations. I’ll observe the occasions from house.”
David Peter Balogh