“The secret of our victory at the bronze finals? We played defense and put all our energy, heart and talent into this challenge”. Ricardo Vasconcelos, head coach of the Portuguese women’s basketball team which, on July 10th, seized the bronze medal during the final against Japan at Fuorigrotta’s Palabarbuto, has no doubt about it. “The […]
Rugby finals: Japan rules the game with a double gold
July 7th, rugby finals: Japan rules the game by winning a double gold in both men’s and women’s tournaments. The French team seized the bottom spot on the podium for the men’s category, whereas the women’s spot is occupied by the defending champions from Russia. Interview with two of the protagonists. Women’s gold winner: Japan […]
Scandone Swimming pool: USA seizes the gold
With a time of 3:33,02, American athletes Ress, Finnerty, Shebat and Apple conquer first place in the 4x100m medley relay. “We made many sacrifices stealing time from our hobbies to get this level.” Finnerty declares that, to him and his teammates, music is a fundamental tool for concentration before every competition: “We find music relaxing”. […]
Scandone swimming pool: Japan wins a new gold medal in the 400m individual medley
Japanese swimmer Ikari Yuki won the gold medal in the Men’s 400m individual medley competition with a time of 4.12.54. “Even though I am happy for the victory and for my time, I wanted to get closer to the record and, for this reason, I am a bit sad.” As for his future plans, the […]
Chloe Mustaki Ireland, Captain of Ireland women’s football team after the match against RPD Korea
Interview with Chloe Mustaki, Captain of Ireland women’s football team after the match against RPD Korea You have done well despite the defeat, but you conceded a lot of goals. What was wrong with the match? “We did not want to stay back. We knew they are a very good team, we played with only […]