The Rio Times

MICHALIS SEITIS

By Eleanna Harta

In athletic events the 200m is always a sport that stimulates public interest. The speed, the strength of the athletes make the races exciting. Michalis Seitis in his third participation in the Panhellenic Games wins the impressions. He passes to the final finishes 11th, but struggles with a prosthetic foot. «I train well with athletes why not run and fight with them ? He explains as he sits comfortably in a crossroads in the armchair. I have no advantage. If I did a long jump and lean on the plate, it might be considered an advantage. I however, run with a regular leg and a lam, which is the most difficult thing in the world. Even running with two sheets is easier. I need to balance an artificial and a regular member who make completely different moves.

At the paraolympic games

At the Paralympic Games in Rio, in the summer, he did incredible things. He competed in four events: 100m, 200m, 400m, length relay and made two world records. The last after six races. Still a medal did not get. Let’s face the failure of the International Paralympic Committee  which has joined two categories, the T44 (Mihalis) and the T43 (competing athletes like Oscar Pistorius) which have nothing to do with each other. I am, however the fastest man who has run the course in my class. I am the fastest athlete in the world at 400m. with 49.66 says 29-year-old Michalis Seiti who chooses to stand on the positive side of life and athletics