New success at Gymnastics Salerno for the member Salvatore Maresca, athlete from Castellammare di Stabia but Salerno by adoption. The class of ’93, after having raised the name of the city on the occasion of the European Gymnastics Championship in Switzerland, a competition archived with a very precious bronze and the entry by right into the Olympus of the best gymnasts of the continent, is not satisfied. “The Lord of the Rings”, his flagship tool, puts on his neck two other prestigious medals won in the recently concluded World Challenge Cup: a silver and a gold, in rapid succession, in the World Cup, in fact, in the stages respectively of Varna and Osijek. Great sacrifices, hard training and a lot of perseverance have ensured that “Thor”, as he is best known in the circles of Maresca gymnastics, could be confirmed among the best in the world.
«The gold of the third stage of the World Challenge Cup was very important for me. It was a competition in which athletes who have competed for years only in this type of competition participated, so this adds value to my success and represents a great confirmation after the European Championship ». Not only perseverance and dedication, but also the ability to face complicated moments and small hitches that separate from the goal: this is how the athlete of Gymnastics Salerno overcame the shoulder problem that kept him away in the Varna stage, only for a tenth. score, from first place making him “content” with the second step of the podium. Then, the application, the stubbornness and the mental work to guide him to gold in the World Cup.
«There was pain in my shoulder, but my head made it disappear during the race and this rewarded me. Gymnastics is a beautiful but very complicated sport – explains the athlete of Gymnastics Salerno – A minimum mistake can compromise your exercise, it is very important to maintain the right concentration. I didn’t look at the exercises and scores of the others, but I concentrated only on the work done and on the competition that awaited me ». Fresh from the award ceremony directly from the president of the Campania Region, Vincenzo De Luca, aware of having given a new satisfaction to his company, to managers and technicians who have experienced a sporting season that is certainly not easy between injuries and positive Covid-19, Maresca is already back with his feet on the ground focusing on the commitments of the coming months. A few days off, after the 14,900 of the World Challenge Cup, before getting back to work in view of the Absolute Gymnastics Championships in Naples from 9 to 11 July. Maresca is then expected from the World Gymnastics Championship scheduled for October, in view of which a long and delicate preparation will be required.
Olga Sammauro