MARENO
Already a year and a half ago, when he set the world record at the Italian championships, he had put the Paralympics in his target. Yesterday Asia Pellizzari, nineteen from Mareno, won the Olympic pass, triumphing in the European archery tournament, specialty W1, which is taking place in Nove Mesto (Czech Republic). Tuesday first in qualifying, yesterday the victory in the final over British Victoria Rumary. “We fly to Tokyo, thanks to everyone who helped me,” was his message.
A predestined for the young Marenese, athlete of the Archers of the Castle, in her palmares several Italian titles and two bronze medals in 2018 at the European Championships, in the individual and team competition. In February 2020 he improved the indoor world record he already held and there he began to rock the dream of the Paralympics. The pandemic came, the lockdown, Asia continued with her determination, also training in the shooting range of the “home” of the Archers of the Castle, in Ramera di Mareno. In the first meeting of the national team after the lockdown, last September, he won the “Arco senza barriere” tournament. The rallies, the tests in the national team, the challenge to improve herself, now Asia Pellizzari will be one of the blue arrows at the Paralympics.
The Para archery competitions will take place from August 26th to September 4th. The endorsement on social media arrived yesterday from a multi-medal winner, national flag bearer at the five-circle review in Beijing, Francesca Porcellato. «Great Asia you are exceptional – wrote the Olympic champion from Riese -. Congratulations, my dream of being in Tokyo with you comes true ». –