– It was so deserved after so much crap this year. It was so deserved that he took that gold, says Amalie Iuel. She had just finished fifth in her final, and was quickly out on the course to give Karsten Warholm a real golden hug. Iuel has seen up close how tough it has been for his teammate after he injured himself in the season opener in June. The 28-year-old has also seen changes. – He has been pissed off. You have seen that something has happened to him in the last few months and weeks. He has been eager for revenge and turned up the training a couple of notches. He has really worked hard to get revenge, reveals Iuel. Warholm laughs when he is relayed the answer. – She doesn’t think I was mad, I hope? It is clear that I have known about it. But I decided that if this is a victory today, I will focus on it, and put it behind me because “what’s done is done and what’s eaten is eaten”, says the recent European champion. Demanding after the WC He reached the WC with a cry of distress, and made it to the final. There, the world record holder was “only” number seven. It was quite a bang, confirms the coach. RAKK WC: Karsten Warholm made it to the WC final, but only finished seventh. Photo: JON OLAV NESVOLD / BILDBYRÅN – After the WC was demanding. He didn’t get the outcome we were hoping for. With that kind of injury it was very demanding to start. He did very well for 280 meters and then reality hit us. Then you get a reminder that that’s why you train, says Leif Olav Alnes. And he has trained, gradually more and more. Alnes has allowed himself to be impressed by how the student has coped with adversity – actually for the first time. – I was perhaps a bit quick to be productive when we were in Rabat, and only gave him a break of a couple of hours. I was a little overzealous. He has been good and has been very loyal to the scheme, he praises, and adds that this season has probably made Warholm even hungrier than he was right after the Olympic gold. – It’s a bit strange Because even though he had won everything there is to win before this EC gold, both that and the championship record were extra important this season. HAPPY: Karsten Warholm took a victory lap around the stadium. Photo: VEGARD GRØTT / BILDBYRÅN – I think a lot about my team. They have been in it with me. It’s not fun. Sport is not always as glamorous as it may appear, says Warholm. – You sit alone in an empty hotel room quite often and spend a lot of time talking about how to run a lap over ten hurdles. It’s a little weird, and sometimes it’s a little strange to think that it’s your passion, he continues. PROUD: Leif Olav Alnes is impressed by the student’s efforts this season. Photo: Javad Parsa / NTB Because right now he doesn’t want to think about the painful moments of the last two or so months. – Today I feel the most about enjoying this medal here. I’m also learning not to take it for granted. You have to enjoy it and a little. It means a lot more today.
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