HAce a few days ago, Jordan Daz was declared the Olympic triple jump champion. The Spanish athlete achieved a mark of 17.86 on his first attempt, which served to hang the gold medal around his neck. At a test where you are fighting for medals, nerves are on edge , but Good Jordan had time to remember one of his favorite cartoons and left many details that surprised the followers of the series.
The Spaniard showed the world in Paris his passion for the anime ‘Attack on the Titans’, originally known as ‘shinjiki no Kyogen’. During the final Test, which awarded him the gold medal, the athlete left two references to the Japanese series. In his presentation Once inside, Jordan put his fist to his chest in the purest Irwin Smith style. The Lady ahead, He finished the task with a bite on his hand as it were , and became a real titan to get a gold medal. All this did not go unnoticed, and in a matter of minutes the networks were filled with feedback from the followers of the anime, which was the Olympic medal competition that he hoped they would like.
This is not the first time that the Spaniard has included the details of this anime in his competitions. All right,, He himself uploaded his montages to social networks in which moments from the nepen Origin series are intertwined with his performance at the pre-Olympic tests. These gestures seem to give the triple jumper athlete luck, so it won’t be the last time we see any of these references at their competitions.
An avowed fan of anime
In an interview for Relay, The Spanish medalist confirmed that this anime is one of his favorites , and He loves her so much that I decided to mention the ‘attack on the Titans’ in all the competitions he goes to. The Spaniard admits that at first it was difficult for him to start the series, despite the fact that many recommended it, and now he does not regret watching it at all.
Jordan, besides being a campeonolimpico, is an avowed fan of anime and claims to have watched the most important of them. Sometimes this caused him problems, because he was so fond of the series, that he stayed up late at night after training the next day.
As, The triple jump athlete managed to combine his training with watching cartoons and fulfilled his dream of bringing a gold medal to Spain. This is not the only athlete who referred to the style during these Olympics, since many more athletes made cartoons than existed in Paris.
