Gym: "I'm going to get this Olympic title", promises Aït Saïd

Stuttgart (Germany) (AFP)

Samir Aït Saïd, "on a cloud" after his qualification for the Olympics 2020, with a first world medal, in bronze rings, has not forgotten the promise made to his father recently deceased "to fetch this Olympic title "next year, Saturday in Stuttgart (Germany).

Q: An Olympic ticket, a medal, which feeling prevails?

A: "I'm on a cloud, you had to do it, take it out, the competition was very tough, it was a very, very good final, I'm so happy with this qualification, and this medal I needed, she is for my father (deceased at the beginning of the year, Ed) and for all my family, who has always been close to me.After, I made a small mistake, without that, I was world champion, but it does not matter, I'll be Olympic champion! "

Q: How did you approach this high-stakes final?

A: "I was scared, I was scared, I had a lot of pressure since we got here, I'm not going to lie: I was scared because I knew the stakes were huge, I did not have the right to make the mistake, I knew it was possible, but that stupidity could have deprived me of my Olympic dream When you arrive in a final and you have no pressure because you know that you won your qualification (Olympic, as was the case for Tommasone pommel, where there were three contenders for three tickets, Ed), it removes a thorn foot.I did not have this chance (they were five for three tickets), but it was out of the question to shake, and it's over. "

Q: A first world medal at nine months of the Olympics 2020 is the perfect timing ...

A: "It's a very good timing, I made a big impression, I did not have to tremble, I had to fight, I had to do it and I did it, I made a promise to my father, and this promise, it still stands: I'm going to fight, I'm going to give everything to get this Olympic title.When I tell you that I'm going to get this Olympic title, I'll go get it.I will fight. me, what will happen to the training, it'll be + hardcore + I'll meet you in Tokyo with the medal around the neck, but another color! "

Interview collected in mixed zone.

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