“Before the jump-off, I stagnated, I didn’t even change poles. But in the end I was lucky” – pole vaulter Morgunov about his victory at “Jumping Day”

Pole vaulter Timur Morgunov after winning Jump Day as part of Athletics Week, he said he was lucky to come first.

On Sunday, Morgunov became the winner of the “Jumping Day” in Gorky Park; he beat Belarusian Matvey Volkov in the final jump-off at a height of 5.60. Mikhail Shmykov took third place (5.40).

— Tell us about the incredible result of your competition?

“I changed my clothes and talked to the coach. I heard the announcer say that Volkov is already a winner whether he jumps or not. I went to talk to a friend. Polina shouts at me: “Change your clothes! Maybe there will be a roadblock.” I’m disappointed. I was already relaxed, I came here with other motivations and accomplished my task. I look: he didn’t jump. I think: “It wasn’t.” He didn’t even change the pole, but simply asked the audience to support him because it stagnated and didn’t jump. , but I left everything as is. Fortunately, let’s say it.

— Almost all the competitions had interesting stories. Has this support had an impact?

— In fact, the level of competition, the venue itself and the number of spectators are a good boost. The only problem is that the organization failed. Because waiting 50 minutes for an attempt is extremely difficult. Muscles stagnate. You will reheat them. You’re wasting a lot of energy. It was a challenge. A little dynamic. They wanted to expand competition. I understand them. If boys jumped the same height in a row, without going down for girls, it would be much faster. They wanted to expand it.

— Are the BRICS Games the main start of the season?

– I think so. BRICS Games and Russian Championship. That’s why I came here. I wanted to skip the start to prepare for the BRICS Games. But during training, the jumps started to improve a little. This is why, in a competitive atmosphere, we decided to test the jumps to understand where the problem areas were. We will now prepare for BRICS.

— How did you feel when Polina jumped with fireworks?

– I became crazy. I got closer to the stands. There was a noise right next to me. I think: “Christmas trees.” In fact, it may have helped her. I see it was moved to the right. Petard. What the hell. She jumps. It was fabulous. The culmination of the start,” reports the correspondent of , according to Morgunov’s words.

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