“El Maligno” Torres is already in Argentina

The biker from Cordoba José “Maligno Torres Gil, after his consecration as Olympic champion in Paris 2024, returned to Argentina He also said that in a few days he would probably have to return to France to be the flag bearer of the delegation during the closing ceremony. “I am happy because they welcomed us on the plane,” he exclaimed.

“I hope another Argentine wins a gold medal, otherwise I have to go back”he said with a smile in front of journalists and people congratulating him at Ezeiza International Airport.

Gil Torres He says that he has not yet fully grasped the real significance of the achievement he achieved by winning, to date, the only medal won by Argentina in Paris.I really haven’t realized it yet“We were struggling with the timing, and I’m just going to see what’s going on,” he said, adding that he plans to return to Córdoba, his family’s homeland, on Tuesday.

Now, the Argentine said that he is receiving a large number of invitations to television programs and tournaments, which he will have to analyze.Nothing changes for me, I have to keep working to be in good shape for the next tournament.“I have one more medal, I did the job we had to do and Argentina has one more medal, it was worth it,” explained the athlete born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, and living in Córdoba since he was 11 years old.

“I wasn’t expecting to get on the podium because I had been dealing with injuries for a while, but we did want to fight for the final stages. Our strategy was to be different from the other athletes in terms of tricks,” the Argentine biker replied when asked about his expectations during the competition.

Towers, He said he was very nervous while waiting for the other freestylers to take their tests. “We had a really bad time in the qualifiers, I was really nervous, but I enjoyed the final more. When I saw the Frenchman, who was the favorite because he was at home and had done well in other competitions, who took his turn and couldn’t beat me, I knew that the British guy was coming next.” He added, “When it was his turn, I had to go see him. I had left so I wouldn’t see anyone else’s performances. In the middle of the second round, I had already realized that we had won because I saw his mistakes and The moment we won everything went to hell, we were levitating“.

It is very likely that the Cordoban will have to return to Paris to carry the flag of the national delegation at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games 2024next weekend.