Even for a bronze medal you need concentration, and Polina Rodionova knows it. The Ukrainian Olympic archer achieved two bronze medals after the competitions which took place on July 13th at the Royal Palace of Caserta: the athlete conquered the first medal with the women’s team, and the second with the mixed team, together with […]
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Team Settebello heads to the finals, Di Martire: “I have never seen Scandone like this”
Massimo Di Martire after winning the waterpolo semi-final against Russia, with a score of 14 – 6: “It was an incomparable feeling. I have never seen Scandone so full of people. Perhaps the only time was during the Europa Cup final when team Posillipo won, but since I was playing an away game I was […]
K.O. for Japan, Italy in semi-finals. Gottardo: “Cocchiere and I, what a pair we are…To think that we were rivals”
Martina Gottardo was the main protagonist of the Italian victory in the women’s water polo quarter-finals against Japan, in Casoria: the score was 12-8 for the Italian team, dragged by the Paduan player and by the other centre forward, Agnese Cocchiere (3 goals each). “We may be the strongest centre forward pair, here in Naples […]
53 years of Taekwondo in Italy through ups and downs, according to grandmaster Park Young Ghil
Park Young Ghil, a black belt (9th dan), one of the greatest Taekwondo masters in the world and the honorary president of FITA (Italian Taekwondo Federation) as well, is the man who officially introduced this sport to Italy in 1966. “I started in Rome one year after my arrival, in 1967, then I moved to […]
“I could have achieved the 3rd position in the 200 m women’s freestyle”, the disappointment of Caponi
“Many technical mistakes penalised me at the start. Since I had to chase the others I arrived with no energy at the last part of the competition, losing the chance to win the bronze medal”. Linda Caponi, Italian swimmer, recognises the flaws of her performance in the 200 m freestyle finals at Scandone Swimming Pool, […]