The athlete from Lazio conquers the podium in Sofia in the -63Kg category SOFIA (BULGARIA) (ITALPRESS) – First podium for Italy in taekwondo at the 2021 European Championships in Sofia (Bulgaria). Simone Crescenzi, in the -63kg category, wins a prestigious bronze medal. A good match for the 23-year-old from Lazio, who in the preliminary matches wins against the Cypriot Ioannis Pilavakis for 29-8 (point gap) and then, in the quarterfinals, overtakes the German Ior Konstantinidis for 11-2. In the semifinal the blue surrenders, after a hard-fought match, to the Spaniard Joan Jorquera (final score 26-37). “My feelings are intense and full of happiness – Crescenzi commented – Winning a medal after a long time has given me an incredible energy. I thank my teammates, the technical director, the coaches and the Federation. Much is due to the team work. United we can do everything and next time I’ll try to do even better. ” And again: “The whole world of sport has a truly terrible year behind it. The wish I make to the whole Italian and Olympic movement is that once we can go back to living, training, competing, as before. I wish. For an athlete – concludes Crescenzi – training and maintaining high concentration, the spirit of sacrifice, aiming for a goal, is absolutely not easy without a competitive path of continuous confrontation with opponents “. (ITALPRESS). mc / com 09-Apr-21 20:10
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