"I have never been to Budapest before, and I felt somewhere deep in my soul that this could be a historic meeting for me, because I have longed to visit your capital for a long time. I am amazed by what I see and this athletics stadium is absolutely stunning! "

The new world champion Gianmarco Tamberit was awaited with Italian elegance and a big smile, but modestly withdrawn, by his mother, Ms. Sabrina, among the celebratory audience at Casa Italia, which had been set up for the Italian team. He was also aware that the son of a world-class high jumper came to Budapest to make history, as the Italian phenomenon has already collected all the titles and trophies that can be collected in this sport, except for one: the outdoor World Cup gold.

"I have never been to Budapest before, and I felt somewhere deep in my soul that this could be a historic meeting for me, because I have longed to visit your capital for a long time. I am amazed by what I see and this athletics stadium is absolutely stunning!

We couldn't have found a more worthy place for such a victory than this arena! Thank you, Budapest, for giving us this moment!"

said the champion's mother, a little emotional, who did not hide how excited she was when her son competed.

"I can't watch his jumps, because sometimes I cover my ears, sometimes I cover my eyes, or I turn away and from the grunting or the shouting, I can deduce whether Gianmarco hit the bar or not. In such cases, I don't like it at all when people talk to me, because I'm not myself"

Mrs. Sabrina confessed her feelings to the Mandiner almost in tears.

The Italian high jumper, who is also known for his half-shaved face and funny style, did everything in the National Athletic Center yesterday to endear himself to the Hungarian audience. Before the finale, he played a funny drum solo and encouraged the audience to clap as rhythmically as a conductor. In the end, Tamberi won with his jump of 236 cm and - as he told the reporter of M4 Sport - he made history, because that's actually why he came to this world championship: "It's a wonderful feeling! Before the race, I told my team,

the goal is not to win, but to make history!

This gave me an extra motivation, as everyone wanted to win, but I wanted even more. The only thing missing was this one big medal, I've been participating in the World Championships since 2015, but I haven't even managed to get a medal. I really, really needed this gold and now it means everything to me, I don't even know what else I can say," summed up the recent world champion enthusiastically.

When we asked the mother if she was worried when she saw her son drumming or joking before the final, if she was afraid of losing focus, she finally answered with a laugh for the first time:

This is Gianmarco! That's him! Others don't know how to get in the best shape of your life by relaxing and laughing. But I know this face because I'm like that too"

- the mother reveals the exciting game of genes, who of course adds that even though she is a bit of a fool herself, she will never get used to the excitement that a parent has to endure.

"Now that I've got that title and survived that in the stands, maybe I'll finally start a club for anxious moms," she says with a laugh. "You can't bear this stress, but now I might be able to give advice to others on how to bear it all, because we never talk about the parents' excitement, even though we die a little in these moments," said Ms. Sabrina, whose motherhood was not easy either. this competition because

just one year ago, during the World Championship held in Eugene, his son cut ties with his coach-father and started on new paths, which seemed like a brave undertaking after his previous titles.

Last night proved that he was not only on the right track, but that he arrived at the best destination: Budapest.

Zsuzsa Csisztu / Mandiner

Featured image: Italian Gianmarco Tamberi, the winner, after the men's high jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. MTI/István Derencsényi