PUG. Mara Navarria also left for Tokyo, with a suitcase full of books and hopes. The 2018 individual world sword champion left for the second Olympics of her career, with the aim of crowning the efforts of a long career. A few days after the 36th birthday (which will celebrate the 18th), Carlino’s spadista flew to Japan with the serenity of being at the peak of athletic maturity and having prepared this second five-circle review in the best possible way. Since reading relaxes her and helps her to isolate herself before competitions, the Friulian from the Army has brought several books in her suitcase.
The first, “Aquileia. Defensores urbis” by Valerio Manfredi, was given to her by the councilor for culture and sport of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Tiziana Gibelli, who will help her to spend more than 12 hours of travel. The book is next to the flag of Friuli: Mara is in fact a faithful ambassador of our region, as she defines herself. In her suitcase she also put the book that her father Diego gave her, “I, Tina Modotti, happy because free” by Gerard Roero di Cortanze, a volume that made her happy, because Modotti shows her the world under other perspectives. And then a lighter booklet, a guide to Friuli Venezia Giulia, very useful for planning the August holidays in our region. “I decided to visit the places I still don’t know – he explained before leaving -, sleeping in regional accommodation facilities”.
Finally, a novel by Michela Murgia (who had not yet decided at the time of the interview) and a little thought from her son Samuele, who prepared her a lego keychain and lent her one of his Ronald Dahl books. A rich baggage, full of culture and above all of love for her land, which, even and especially in the last year, has given her great serenity. Carlino’s athlete mom is full of plans for the post-Tokyo, which she didn’t want to reveal before leaving. Her husband Andrea Lo Coco, her athletic trainer, will be traveling with her. «Finally the moment of departure has arrived. Tokyo here we come! », He posted yesterday before leaving Italy. Also for Mara the wait was long, but treated in detail thanks to the support of Maestro Roberto Cirillo, of her husband Andrea for the physical part and of Alessandro Vergendo and Rosarita Gagliardi for mental and respiratory preparation in apnea.