The hurdler suffered from health problems. The World Championship qualification became a pancake with a final time of 8:43.01.
– There was no energy in the legs. No food remained inside. It’s hard to run without it. It’s been a problem here for some time. The worst moments were during training.
I saw your sum Top Raitanen After the 3,000-meter steeplechase World Cup qualification, Finnish time, the night before Saturday in Eugene.
– At lunch on Friday I ate a little and then threw up. Then it looks like that, Raitanen stated and pointed to his final time of 8:43.01.
– Of course it had to run to the end, he continued.
The Finn tried to get energy before running the race at 03:45 Finnish time, but the stuff didn’t stay inside.
– I tried to apply gel and sports drink, but it just didn’t work.
Raitanen exuded self-confidence at the Finnish team’s press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Eugene’s time.
– After that, the symptoms started. On Thursday, I could still eat ok. There were a few days where I felt like this and that. This Friday was the worst of all.
Raitase doesn’t have a fever.
– Surely some food is important.
After the performance, he guzzled water.
– If it had happened like this in Tokyo, it would have pissed me off a lot more, the eighth in the Olympic Games commented.
What energy are you trying to hold in next?
– Sirloin steak, Raitanen grinned.
– If you would call Juha Väätäinen, then you would get the instruction that sardines and peanuts. It was reportedly his diet in the camps.
Raitanen said that he will examine his health at the World Cup venue before returning to his homeland.
Topi Raitase has a health problem. Pasi Liesimaa