Miriam Blasco was the first Spaniard to hang an Olympic gold and he did it just after the traumatic loss of his coach Sergio Cardell. “That marked me and at the same time gave me the strength to win. I won for him. Thirty years later he exists ”, he recalls on the tatami and in Alicante.
The Spanish field hockey team triumphed in Terrassa after a very tough previous concentration in Cuba. “We arrived like beasts”, admit Eli Maragall and Maribel Martínez.
Sailing was also added to the gold rush. “We were the transition of Spanish women’s sport,” remarks Theresa Zabell.
In women of goldthe third episode of the documentary series, Miriam Blasco, Eli Maragall, Maribel Martínez and Theresa Zabell recount the exciting path to success in Barcelona 92 and the takeoff of Spanish women’s sport.
Fermín Cacho, Miriam Blasco, Kiko Narváez, José Manuel Moreno, Eli Maragall, Maribel Martínez, Jordi Villacampa, Jordi Sans, Dani Ballart, Theresa Zabell, Manuel Fonseca, Pedro Palacios, Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs, Francesc Terrón recall the great moments of those days Games together with the experts and special envoys of AS. Olga Viza and Paloma del Río complete the journey through time with their particular vision after a long Olympic experience.
the eternal flame also discover the recent steps of Cobi and Petra, the pets that gave birth to Javier Mariscal’s brilliant line. The designer takes paper and marker and presents the Cobi 3.0 with a scooter for AS. The pet with feelings follows the last one.
It was the Games that changed the Games. The perfect combination between spectacle and emotion. For many, the best Games in history. The twenty-two medals continue to be a reference today for Spanish sport. The flame lives on.
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