(Adnkronos) - "Le emozioni della medaglia olimpica sono incredibili. Ci sono stati dei sacrifici e centinaia di chilometri macinati in acqua. Ma importanti sono anche il sacrificio, il tempo e la dedizione che hanno investito i miei genitori, mia moglie, mio figlio e i miei amici. Una persona ritira la medaglia, ma il merito è di un team e delle persone che mi hanno sostenuto, come Confindustria Nautica”. Sono le parole di Francesco Bocciardo, nuotatore paralimpico medaglia d’oro nei 200 metri stile libero categoria S5 alle Olimpiadi di Parigi 2024, in occasione della giornata inaugurale del 64° Salone Nautico Internazionale di Genova, in svolgimento fino al 24 settembre e intitolato ‘We are made of sea’.
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00:00How do you feel after the race?
00:04I have incredible emotions.
00:07It's like waking up from a dream.
00:10You don't expect it, you don't think you'll be able to do this.
00:14And then you say, I actually did it.
00:17I can't believe it.
00:18But for sure, hours and hours, hundreds and hundreds of kilometers,
00:22grinded in water, sacrifices.
00:24But let's say that in addition to the suffering I suffered,
00:28there is also the sacrifice, the time, the dedication that my parents,
00:33my family, my wife, my son and all my friends have invested.
00:37Because there is a person who goes to get the medal,
00:41but it is thanks to a team, such as the people who supported me,
00:44such as Confindustria Nautica.
00:46For sure, I am looking forward to the World Championships that will be held in 2025.
00:52It will certainly be an important year,
00:54a year in which I will have to try to reaffirm myself as a champion,
00:57because there are always new young people.
00:59But there is commitment, constancy too.
01:02Above all, I am very focused mentally.