Munich. He has missed all tournaments since 2015 due to injuries and suspension.
Now Andreas Almgren, 27, is counting down every minute until the starting shot goes off here in Munich.
– I even take it very carefully when I enter the bathroom so as not to slip and hit a toe …, says the star.
He says it with a twinkle in his eye, but everyone knows Andreas Megrenz The injury history understands that there is also a touch of seriousness.
Because how about this:
– Since 2015, I have had a stress fracture in my tibia, one in my kayak bone. A stress reaction in the neck of the femur, one in the pelvis and the other in the sacrum. A calf tear, a posterior thigh tear, and a meniscus tear. Yes… it continues like this, he says when we ask him to pull the medical records.
great times
No one can question the talent of the Maghreb.
From his breakthrough as the leading Swedish sprinter for the 800m in 2014 when he took the bronze in the JVM, he – amidst all the injuries – has impressive times in both the 1500m and 3000m.
And now, that applies to 5,000 metres.
The Norwegian sovereign Jacob Ingbrigtsen is a great favorite of gold, but behind it there are all the conditions for Andreas tempted to fight for silver and bronze.
Anyway, he intends to tighten the bow.
– I’m a little unsure of how good my ability is at the moment, and it might be a last-lap effort, but I want to be there when that is decided. 13th or 22nd doesn’t matter much, but I want to be there when everything is decided and give myself a chance, he says.
Afraid of taking a shower
But first of all he has to start.
When this script is written, there is less than a day left for the first shot to start – and given the history of two hitters, we probably shouldn’t say hi until he’s there on the starting line.
– You’ve been annoying all the time for the past few days. You take it very carefully when you get into the bathroom so you don’t slip and hit your toe…,” he says.
On Sunday, he was invited to the Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg, where Matthias Svenberg, son of coach Stena Funke plays – but he refused due to fear of contracting some diseases.
– I wanted to go, but now that I’m so close, I won’t risk it, says the Hungarians.