A Goggia to go crazy
Publish date 14-07-2022
GOGGIA Sofia Goggia managed to win the silver medal in the Olympic downhill, just 23 days after a serious injury. The strength of spirit of this girl, who has lived through 15 years of triumphs, falls and resurrections, is truly out of the ordinary. An example of will and sacrifice, which goes beyond the boundaries of sport, and becomes teaching for all young people, and for all professions.
Congratulations also to the medical staff. INDOMITABLE
NADAL An incredible comeback! We have never seen a recovery like that of Rafael Nadal, who, in the final of the Australian Open, beat Danil Medvedev in 5 hours and 25 minutes: 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7- 5. The Spaniard, now 35, has won something like 21 Grand Slam titles, and is considered one of the greatest athletes ever. In tennis, he is experiencing the golden age characterized by 3 characters: him, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic. IRREDUCIBLE.
CONSTANTINI-MOSANER Italy won the gold medal in the mixed doubles of curling, consisting of Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner, beating Norway 7-5 in the final. It is the apotheosis of the "last", because this sport (a sort of "bowls on ice") has just 333 members in Italy, and is practiced only in the north. The composure with which Stefania and Amor celebrated their success was struck, under the banner of an amateur spirit. HUMBLE
POPE FRANCIS Pope Francis' team grows, hand in hand with the Pope's passion for sport. After the debut of athletics in 2018, and after the opening of the cycling, padel and taekwondo sections, other disciplines are on the way. These are skiing, canoeing, basketball, swimming and tennis. The lifestyle of Vatican Athletics is that of the pedal: if a runner falls or punctures, everyone slows down to bring him back into the group. SUPPORTIVE
EHRLICH Enrico Pedemonte's novel, The Last Game, tells the story of the Polish Alojzy Ehrilich, a great Jewish table tennis champion of the 1930s, who survived Auschwitz. It is an opportunity to emphasize that 60,000 athletes died in the Nazi-fascist concentration camps, of which 220 of high level. As Primo Levi wrote: "I would like to recall the days when man became a thing in the eyes of men." UNFORGETTABLE
SENEGAL The "lions" of Senegal won the African Cup of football for the first time, beating Egypt, record holder with 7 wins on penalties (4-2). It is the team of Koulibaly of Napoli, and Manè of Liverpool, well-known champions on the European stage. The president of the country Macky Sall declared a national holiday, and in Dakar the same scenes of enthusiasm of Rome and other cities were seen, on the occasion of the European Championships won by the Azzurri. FESTING
VIGORELLI Like last month with the Totocalcio ticket, I dedicate the closing to a "symbol", and not to a "person". This is the Milanese Velodrome Vigorelli, which feeds, with its legendary track, the history of cycling. The theater of the ancient “Seven Days” becomes the starting point of the Milan-Sanremo, recalling the exploits of Coppi and Maspes. A ring of 397 meters, consisting of almost 80 thousand.
Carlo Nesti
NP Marzo 2022