Shortly before the start of the high jump competitions in Paris, world champion Gianmarco Tamberi has to go to hospital instead of boarding the plane as planned. But he is not giving up hope.
Olympic high jump champion Gianmarco Tamberi has had to postpone his journey to the Summer Games in Paris due to a kidney stone. "Three days before the competition, for which I have sacrificed everything, I now find myself helpless in bed with a fever of 38.8 degrees," the 32-year-old flag bearer of the Italian team wrote on Instagram. He hopes to be able to travel to Paris on Monday with a one-day delay.
"One thing is for sure, I don't know how I'll get there, but I'll be there and I'll give it my all until the last jump, in whatever condition. I swear to you, but I swear to myself above all," he wrote. Qualification for the high jump competition will take place on Wednesday, with the final scheduled for Saturday. As Olympic, world and European champion, Tamberi is considered a gold medal candidate.
