Dei Tos retires from the tricolor “I ate spoiled food”

GROTTAMMARE (AP)

An unfortunate season ends with few joys. Yesterday in Grottammare Leonardo Dei Tos did not complete the 35 km walk, those that assigned the tricolor for the first time on the “new” distance, which starting from next season will be introduced in international reviews, in particular at the Eugene World Championships as well as at the European Championships in Munich. For Dei Tos, who in recent years had dedicated himself to the 50 km (which ran for the last time at the Tokyo Olympics), the distance in which he was the Italian champion, this had to be a test to reorganize goals towards 2022. But yesterday the result was not what was hoped for. «I tried to start but I retired after 8 km – the 29 year old Vittorio commented disconsolately – I was bent over by belly cramps, I suffered a lot. I think it was the fault of something bad that I ate ». So much bitterness for the victories in strength of the Athletic Club 96 Alperia Bolzano, which had started 2021 with the tricolor silver indoor in the 5 km walk. –