Hungarian defender Krisztina Garda, following the victory against Japan (18-7), the third in a row for the Hungarian team: “We came here to win the gold, obviously, because two years ago we stopped at silver and I think we can do better. I also think that Russia, United States and Italy all have teams worthy […]
Tiziano Falcone, judo 81 kg: “I could have done better”
“I could have performed better, I was too passive and I rarely attacked, I admit it, but my opponent also admitted having struggled, albeit being very strong, but not as strong as I believed”. During the judo preliminary fights for the 81 kg category, which took place at the Mostra d’Oltremare Pavillion 6 in Naples, […]
Interview – Alejandra Estrella, gold in the 10-metre individual dives: “I wasn’t afraid of others”
“I didn’t fear my opponents, I was focused on training and what my coach and I have worked on up until this moment here at Napoli 2019 Universiade. I was more worried about my arm injury from two weeks ago, which I recovered from thanks to rehabilitation”. The victory in the 10 m diving finals, […]
Interview – Gemma Louise McCarthur, 10-metre dive bronze: “Proud to represent UK”
“I am really proud to represent my student team and the whole United Kingdom here at Napoli 2019 Universiade.” Barring Brexit and pro-independence ideology, Olympics and Universiade athletes compete all together for the Countries which are part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the. Gemma Louise McCarthur, young Scottish athlete and […]
Interview – April Lynn Fehr, women judo for USA: “University first”
“I have been lucky during this match, the opponent was strong. Now I want to do more and better, but I am not thinking about participating in Tokyo 2020 Olympics or in other tournaments. For me, university comes first, then work, and finally competitions, which make me very proud, especially since I represent my […]