Turin judo celebrates qualification at the Paris Olympics of four athletes, all grown up at Akiyama Seventh. A Veronica Toniolo I weighed 57 kg, Matthew Piras I weigh 66 kg and Manuel Lombardo in the 73 kg, it was added in the last few days Andrea Carlino in the 60 kg. Russia, which had seen the contingent admitted to the Games reduced by the IOC from twelve to four units, due to the proximity expressed by some towards the invasion of Ukraine, refused to participate in the five-ring event, thus freeing up places, and the 27-year-old Pug was chosen in his category. «For me – he says – it was a real shock and I still have to fully understand what happened to me. I went to the World Championships at the end of May fresh from the bronze medal at the Grand Slam in Astana and, also due to accumulated fatigue, I was eliminated in the first match. Immediately after, the list of those qualified for the Olympics came out and I was the first of those excluded, by 200 points. I had, therefore, closed the Paris chapter, however, due to the regret of not having made it, I did not stop and I competed in some second level races in Europe. I have, therefore, always remained in shape”.
The arrival at the Games for Andrea, who started practicing judo at the age of four and a half at the gym The Pine by Pino Torinese and ten years later it passed all’Akiyamaunder the technical guidance before Massimo Toniolo and then his brother Pierangelowas the realization of a climb. “In the last three years – the Italian recalls – I have been kept aside by the National team for a long time and I have participated in international tournaments being able to count only on the economic support of the Army, which I joined exactly six years ago, and my own. We were the only ones who believed in my possibilities. After the seventh place at the European Championships in Montpellier in 2023, since January of this year I have received my first call-ups and I have been able to play my cards. I have never given up and I live this pass as a deserved achievement”The most important experience of his career awaits him: “I will go to Paris calmly and without pressure, with the aim of obtaining the best possible result, surprising my opponents”.
2024-07-02 15:33:38
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