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Jakub Grigar was the first Slovak kayaker to perform on the medal podium at the Olympic Games, but he was not very aware of it at the ceremony in Tokyo.
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This was preceded by an almost five-minute briefing, at which the medalists were conducted, how many and what regulations they must comply with. However, the silver medalist did not notice much and let himself be carried away by the festive situation.
“We had a four- to five-minute briefing there, where they told us where and how to stand, when and where to walk and how to take pictures. To be honest, I never listened to the best at school, so I ended up today. And somehow I was just watching the situation, ” he said with a smile.
The 24-year-old water slalom player has achieved great success in the Kasai Canal, but he did not even realize its importance. The gain of silver was followed by a number of obligations, whether organizational, media or associated with the observance of anti-pandemic measures.
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“To tell the truth about the circus around and the amount of things one has to remember, it was very interesting, so I didn’t even realize after all that I was on some podium at the Olympics. The whole day wasn’t easy, a lot of tension. I think that when I go to bed in the evening, I’ll start to miss it and I’ll be very happy, “ answered the TASR question.
Grigar started in the final as the fourth from the end, showed the best ride so far and with a time of 94.85 s he took the first place. However, three more competitors followed him, so he had to worry about whether his performance would be enough for a precious metal. “At first I didn’t even realize it was going to be a medal, until the guys downstairs told me that ‘friend, you have a medal’, and I don’t, they’re just kidding. I didn’t really know how many more were following me. When I found out that it is a medal, I was very happy and I was just watching to see if I was going to rise again. “ added.
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