Otter Ling nightmare statement: “Giant Heavy” – Nerikes Allehanda

As late as February jumped Andreas Otterling 8.12 on Globe Awards and beat his personal best by six centimeters. The note was only three centimeters from the qualification to the Olympics in Rio and sent the signal that this could be a really fun year for YMCA Örebro’s long jump star.
But a stress fracture in the foot changed everything.
– The beginning of summer is run, but my main goal is still Rio, I have not given up. It is difficult to say whether it is realistic, but the physiotherapists say it can go. What I need is a good form in July, so I can make 8.15 before the Olympic tryouts, said Otterling to NA when he went with his foot in plaster for two weeks ago.

Now it last little hope of Olympic disappeared. Otterling have been told that the foot needs surgery, and on Thursday he lies on an operating table in Gothenburg.
– The last days of the cast, I had pain in my foot and I knew immediately that there was something strange, says Otterling which in addition to the stress fracture requires surgery also got a blood clot in the legs as a result of the injury.
– the doctors said it will now be six to eight weeks in plaster. Then I will start rehab work out after it and it will take a while before I come back.

The season is run?
– Yes, I must assume it. It is not reasonable that I should come back and compete this season.
Extra Heavy, announcement is of course given the form he showed before the injury. And he had the ability to get to the Olympics.
– When I was injured, I knew it would take a while to get it to heal and train up to a good shape. But I was set on it would get better and that I would be able to compete in the summer, before the Olympics, he says, and continues:
– Because I felt like it was within reason to get there, even though I knew it would be tight.

How is the mind now that it’s clear that you miss?
– the Olympics is what I want to. It will be empty when the big goal disappears. So many Olympics have

not I remain in the body either, says Otterling who turns 30 later this year.

But you’re only 34 years in 2020?
– Yes, now it must become a bet against an OS to. There is no other, says Otterling.
In 2015, he jumped over eight meters on seven occasions. Among other 8.05 in Innsbruck which gave the European Championship bronze. Two additional eight-meter jump in 2016, where personal record 8.12 on Globe Awards is the icing on the cake, just confirms Otter Ling super form before the injury.
Now he gets to start over at square one again.