Outfit for the Olympics: why judo ace Scoccimarro felt like Batman

The dress code is clear on the mat. There’s a white and a blue judo suit here. Your luggage gets a little bigger if you make it to the Olympic Games. And Giovanna Scoccimarro bought her Tokyo ticket. The Lessienerin was now on Saturday for the official dressing in Hamburg. The sports ace, who competes for MTV Vorsfelde, almost became a shopping queen – and once she even felt like Batman.

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Whereby, it wasn’t about choosing, but trying on. Which shirt fits, which flip-flops don’t squeeze? The German Olympic starters will be fully dressed for the time in Japan. “There are probably over 130 parts,” says Scoccimarro. Flip-flops, sweatpants, sports bra, training leggings. Everything has been thought of. There are also outfits for the opening and closing ceremonies. And does it suit your taste? “There are of course a thing or two where you say, ‘Okay, that looks a little strange at first. But in the end I found most of the things very beautiful. “

On Saturday there was only fitting, after about an hour everything was done. But nothing was taken away. Now she’s looking forward to the post delivering the Olympic package. Including raincoat. That made for the greatest fun with Scoccimarro, who was dressing up with her judo colleague Igor Wandtke from the Hanover base. “It’s more like a poncho, it had no sleeves. You just pulled it over your head. You could wear it like that or fasten it to your wrists with buttons. It was something Batman-like and looked funny.”

Finally being able to laugh freely again, finally being relaxed again. Scoccimarro is only 23 years old – and with the games postponed to 2021, he has already had years of qualification battle. The pressure, a constant companion. “You always have to perform, you always have someone on your neck who has the same goal – and you don’t want your dream to be taken away from you shortly before you reach your goal. After the World Cup, I had the feeling for a short time,” said the Lessien woman honestly.

Her national competitor Miriam Butkereit had done better than her at the World Cup. “I thought it couldn’t be exactly what happened.” To switch off, we went to Copenhagen for a few days. Shut down, think about nothing. Until the call from national coach Claudiu Pusa came. “I just thought, ‘Finally.'” Finally there.

Your next destination after getting dressed in Hamburg was Papendal. Starting today, there is a one-week international training camp in the Netherlands. On July 4th, it goes to Kienbaum again for a week before Scoccimarro gets on the plane to Tokyo on July 19th – with the complete Olympic outfit.