“I’m overjoyed: there was a bit of a bitterness in my mouth but we took the medal home. Even cold, I confirm that it was right to try the 210 and aim high, we had won the medal so much; the word ‘settle down’ it is not part of my vocabulary, or we did the big shot or bronze. this is just a starting point“. He said it last night as soon as he returned to Italy, at Fiumicino airport, Nino Pizzolato, Tokyo Olympic bronze in weightlifting, 81 kg category.
With him the dt Sebastiano Corbu, the technicians Pietro Roca and Gonario Corbu, and the General Secretary Fipe Francesco Bonincontro, Azzurro team leader. They were welcomed by the other two Olympic medalists Mirko Zanni and Giorgia Bordignon, but also by the entire Italian national team, the collegiate, relatives, girlfriend Alessia, friends, fans and the President Fipe Antonio Urso.
“The balance is extraordinary – Urso stressed in turn – if only we think that the last time that the weightlifting Italy scored 3 medals was in 1924, but then there were 15. Today we are 196 active nations; we brought 5 athletes to the Games, 3 medals, setting 9 Italian records, equaling a world junior record, becoming the first European nation for results and the sixth in the world. Now we are already thinking of Paris “.
In the same plane they traveled and were greeted by applause and thanks in Fiumicino, the silver Mauro Nespoli (Archery), the bronze Lucilla Boari (Archery, Fiamme Oro), the Roman Simona Quadarella bronze in the 800 swimming (Circolo canottieri Aniene), Odette Giuffrida bronze judo 52 kg (Olympic sports group of the Italian Army) and Maria Centracchio bronze judo 63 kg (Fiamme Oro), who then immediately continued in transit through Calabria. Selfies, applause and congratulations from the military representatives and sports groups to which they belong. Many also the representatives of the Fiamme Oro arrived at the Roman airport to celebrate the blues affiliated with the sports group of the State Police.
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