The Azzurra is bronze in Tokyo 2020. Former athlete of the Fiamme Oro, now coach, she has many medals on her board, including the third place medal at the 2019 European Games
A very long and intense career Maria Centracchio. The Azzurra of Italian Judo, with the glittering bronze won at Tokyo 2020leaves his career. She announces it directly, via her social channels. They are on the notice board many precious medalsamong them there is also that of third place at the 2019 European Games.
Centracchio writes on Instagram: “My competitive career ends and the one on the other side of the fence begins, in small steps, with all the desire to give my best for others and to grow together with them, with dedication, study and as much attention as possible, always at the service of the Fiamme Oro”.
Dice goodbye then to competitive sport and explains what he will do in the future the trainer in her heart discipline, in which she became one of the blue stars of tricolor judo. A lot of effort and dedication for her on the tatami, who will transmit her values, now, to young people and their students.
“It’s been a while, three years to be exact, since my last time on the competition mat – Centracchio recalls in the post -, three years since I realized my biggest dream, leaving Tokyo with an Olympic medal around my neck. From that moment on, many things have taken a different shape: among these, judo has always remained my passion and my main goal, but the way of experiencing it has changed.”
“I continue to want to accomplish something important through judo – he adds, as reported by Ansa – but something less tangible, less evident. It’s not about titles or medals, it’s not about me personally: it’s about seeing the happy and satisfied eyes of an athlete who makes progress, grows and reaches his goals, also thanks to my help; to know that you are a point of reference for those who want to reach the top; to provide these people with those things that I have missed and that I have learned to find and manage on my own”.
It comes then thanks to all those who “day by day allow me to believe in the beauty of this mission and who, without knowing it, with their trust and dedication, give me the joy of dreaming, even when it is not easy”.
Finally here is the message of trust and hope to young people: “As an athlete I have learned that the only people we need to convince of our worth are ourselves, that working with heart and intelligence, sooner or later, always brings something good and that facts speak better than anything; so, always with the facts, I hope to build something beautiful for the path to come.”
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