Mom Simona, dad Stefano and the other son Alessandro cheered in front of the TV. «Faith suffered from the tension. He is happy, even if he hoped for silver “
PAVIA. “Our Chicco did it.” At the Burdisso house, the joy for Federico’s bronze is irrepressible. Mom Simona, dad Stefano and Alessandro, the other son who also studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, cheered and suffered at dawn in front of the TV.
«We are very happy – says Simona Burdisso – We have already heard from Federico after the race, he sought and strongly wanted this medal, even if he felt the weight of the final, the tension in competing in the Olympics. It had been years since I had seen him suffer like this, but in the end it went well. even if he was a bit disappointed, he hoped for silver and up to a certain point in the race it seemed possible ». Faith never stops. The 100 butterfly and the mixed 4×100 relay await him in Tokyo. «Then, the first week of August – explains his mother – he will probably be in Rome for the Italian championships. Above all, he wants to be there to greet his friends ». The next stop will be the return to Evanston, to resume following live economics lessons after the long months of online connections from Italy at impossible times.
The mayor Fabrizio Fracassi paid tribute to Burdisso’s enterprise, underlining that «Pavia that is committed knows how to do itself honor everywhere, even in Tokyo. I want to congratulate, on behalf of the whole city, our Federico, who has climbed to the podium of the 200 butterfly: an absolute first time for Olympic Italy. The boy was born in sports at Aics Nuoto and started swimming in the Folperti pool. I do not add anything else. On the contrary, I would add one thing: great Federico! ».R.Lo.