Marlena, what happened? Was it stage fright, nerves, too little time to prepare?

 

I’ve waited so long for this day, I thought it would be special. It was supposed to be the fulfillment of my sports career. Each workout was planned and thought through, many people have helped and supported me in my preparations, and I want to thank them all so much. I still can’t believe how much the pressure has paralyzed me. It’s hard to analyze those fights, this was the first time when I actually couldn’t feel my own body, like I was in a world without gravity.

 

You went to the WC’s full of optimism, you were going for the medal. It didn’t work. How does it feel? Are you depressed or motivated to work harder?

 

Yes, I was full of optimism, power and faith. Now I’m in a sort of limbo, I must relax a little and get back to being myself.

 

Were the rivals difficult?

 

The first fight was the most important, I fought with the Russian I. Gladkaya, and I’ve lost. Next I beat the Brazilian, C. Goulart and the Swedish fighter, V. Karlsson. And then a strange thing happened, in the eliminations I had Irina Gladkaya again, and again I’ve lost to her. Now I know I should have protested against fighting the same opponent twice, unless it was the semifinals. But it was too late.

 

Have you analyzed your fights? Do you know what you did wrong?

 

As I’ve said before – it wasn’t really me at that table. Shocking …

 

What’s next for you?

 

“It’s an art to trip, but not to fall”. Sport is my passion, I will always fight. The gold medal awaits for me at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

With and armwrestling greeting to all readers of armpower.net, Marlena Wawrzyniak.

 

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