by Larry Eder
Christophe LeMaitre, photo by PhotoRun.net
Christophe Lemaitre is a European Champion over 100m/200m. Christophe has won bronze in both the 200 meters and 4x100m in World Championships and Olympics. Lemaitre has run under 10 seconds as well. His best event is the 200 meters. A big star in France and Europe, Christophe Lemaitre will be a big draw on Saturday in Meeting de Paris.
Christophe LEMAITRE (FRA) 200 M – 20h30
« There is not so much to improve to run faster. I just need more work. I need more speed. I had a strong training on 200 m, i worked hard on endurance and long distance. But I had to put my training for 100 m on hold since the French indoor championship, I was injured and I needed more time than expected to recover. But I had some good training sessions on speed since my race in Geneva, so I hope to be able to show it on Saturday evening. I will also run on 100 m in race B, where I hope to do the minima for the European championship. »
« Il n’y as pas grand-chose à améliorer pour aller plus vite. Il me faut seulement du travail. Ma préparation a été bonne pour le 200 m. J’ai travaillé assez long. Il me manque juste de la vitesse. Mais les séances de réglages ont été bonnes depuis ma course à Genève. J’espère pouvoir le montrer samedi soir à Paris. J’ai beaucoup laissé de côté ma préparation sur 100 m depuis les championnats de France en salle, à cause de pépins physiques qui ont duré. Je vais aussi courir le 100 m B pour tenter de réussir les minima pour les championnats d’Europe. »
