Khaddi Sagnia on the Olympic flop: "Mental stuff"

2022-07-24T08:52:41.741Z

Khaddi Sagnia's plan for the WC final: Eugene will not become a new Tokyo. - It was mental stuff, says the long jumper before the night's final.

In the Tokyo Olympics, she flew over the qualification limit in the first jump and then failed in the final and finished ninth.

In Eugene, Khaddi Sagnia stood for an equally impressive qualification and arranged the final place there as well with his first jump.

The comparison should end there.

At least that's the 28-year-old's thought.

"Very mental"

- At the Olympics it was very mental.

There I was in great shape, at the pre-camp I did as many 6.90 jumps as possible.

In the final, the thoughts just rolled on.

I didn't understand what was going on but I felt my thighs swell.

My thighs don't usually do that, unless I run intervals – and I didn't run intervals when I was going to jump, she says.

- When I talked to my mental coach, we came to the conclusion that it was mental stuff.

It's something we've been working on, but it's something I need to continue working on.

The talks have resulted in a new approach that she will apply to competitions, most closely to the WC final in Eugene.

- It's not thinking so much, but going in and just doing, and bringing in small details that I've had before in training and in competition.

To just think that I have it in me and trust it.

- Now I have competed in here.

I know what the courses are like, I know what the atmosphere is like and I will use that to my advantage.

But not thinking is still hard...

- It is very difficult, but it is also something you have to practice.

If Khaddi Sagnia manages to keep his head clear until the final, continued mental work is still required during the final.

A good first or second jump is something that could help.

- It is very important to get a good jump early, so that you don't feel the stress and can keep calm.

Then you enter the competition and get stability.

I don't have to stress or push in the approach, which makes the approach run different and that affects the jumps.

Khaddi Sagnia's final starts at 02.50 on Monday night.

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Source: svt