The judo competition stopped to welcome him as soon as he entered the venue located on the first floor of the Physical Education Center No. 1 in Mar del Plata. “Let’s pause for a second to receive Paula Pareto with a loud applause,” said one of the coordinators.
The Olympic champion in Rio 2016 and bronze medalist in Beijing 2008 made her appearance on the tatami of the Evita National Sports Games and gave smiles, photos, autographs and many hugs to old friends who have been at the service of Argentine judo for so many years.
“Being with them is always nice, I have a constant back and forth: the affection is reciprocal and they fill me with kisses, hugs, photos, and all those gestures of recognition make me proud,” he remarked.
Pareto pointed out that “these Games are a first great national experience for children from many provinces that have never had a competition like this.”
“It makes me very happy to be here, to accompany them and to meet many people who are part of the Argentine judo family,” she said.
Fabián González, national coordinator of judo at the Evita National Sports Games and also in charge of the Sports Initiation Schools, received her with a hug and expressed his admiration for the Little Girl.
“Paula generates fascination, we all adore her and value her humility. She remembers each of the people who works in judo, she has anecdotes with everyone. She revolutionized this sport, she caused the number of people to multiply significantly. And In women even more so, today I have more youth women than men And that is because of Paula. Currently, her former coach Laura Martinel is the one who is directing the development of the young people and there, indirectly, we always have Paula’s gaze on her. our sport. It supports us a lot,” he noted.
