| 18 January 2009 |
Different
pentathletes status in the world: |
We have
discovered many different realities of the pentathletes in the world. We
would like to thank all the athletes who have
helped us during this journey along the continents.
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LITHUANIA |
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Name |
Date
and city of birth |
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Edvinas
Krungolcas |
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How
long have you been playing pentathlon?
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How
long have you been in the national team? |
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15 years, from 1993
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From 1995 |
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How
did you start playing pentathlon? |
How
did the athletes in your country start playing pentathlon? |
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My
current coach find me after swimming |
Same
way, or straight to pentathlon |
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When
was your first good result? |
When
was your best result? |
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1995
in European champ in relay (2) |
Word
champ- first place in 2006 |
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Where
do you train? |
Where,
in your contry, is it possible to play high level pentathlon? |
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In
|
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Who do you train with? |
Who
the other athletes of your national team train with? |
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Mr.
Zadneprovskis and mr. Kinderis |
Same
guys |
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How
many hours do you train a day? |
How
many hours do the others athletes of your national team train a
day? |
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5-8
hrs a day, and 5-7 days per week |
The
same |
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What’s
your job? |
What
are the jobs of the other athletes of your national team? |
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policemen |
Policemen
and military |
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Are
you payed for playing pentathlon? |
Are
the other athletes of your national team payed? If yes, who
pays them? |
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Yes,
I earn some money. From National Olympic committee. It is enough to
live good for me |
Same.
I don’t know about other guys |
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What’s
the biggest difficulty in playing pentathlon in your country? |
What
do you think about combined event? |
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Horse
riding is little bit dificult |
nothing |
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What
do you think about www.pentathlonmoderno.it |
Do
you have some advice to give us? |
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It
is good site |
no |
The interview has been made in july, before Olympic games. n.d.r