FIRST MEDAL
Milan , August 15, 2014 – 19:25
And the day came to Panterita, finally. Libania Grenot, Cuban by birth, blue for wedding, lifts the small Italian Lenten medal in the European Championships in Zurich treating yourself, 31 years, gold waiting from throughout his career. And ‘she Panterita (“If I still like the nickname? And how! Have in mind the elegance of that feline?’s Nickname gave it to me as a child my brother, who is now a salesman in a shop in Via del Corso, Rome ‘), the queen of the continent in the 400 meters in a European dominated by Britain, France, Russia and Germany. The new Libania, Miss Giro Track in the mythical Letzigrund of 25 world records (here the first white man ran the 100 in 10 ‘Net, July 21, 1960, Armin Hary), has been reborn in Florida at the court of guru Lauren Seagrave ( polyvalent coach who in the past has also coached Maria Sharapova), three long seasons on campus in Bradenton where he learned to be a professional to 100%. “When he arrived he did not believe in herself, was down, he did not speak a word of English – Seagrave says, beaming under his mustache, in the belly of the Letzigrund -. Now is an athlete with all the trimmings. It does not end here … “.
In the final of the 400 Libania came out of the curve on the straight with an advantage that it can be handled without difficulty He crossed the line in fluency (51”10 on a wet track). Behind her are elbowing into three, the Ukrainian Zemlyak, silver (51”36), the Cuban Spain Terrero, bronze (51”38) and English Ohuruogu, fourth photo finish. Then, after listening to the national anthem with hand on heart and eyes full of tears, it was just a stream of words. “I’m a big champion of Europe, this gold repays me for all the sacrifices: the distance from Cuba and my family, the sacrifices, the workout every single day, the lactic acid in the muscles, the body that screams pain on waking in the morning. I bring this medal in Italy, at home, in Rome, it is not true that the Federation is dead and that the Italian athletics is disappearing: this is the first of many triumphs, I have the physique of a 20 year old, are intact, now point the World Cup in 2015 and the Beijing 2016 Olympics in Rio Di Libania hear about it for a while ‘… Today I had an incredible confidence on the track, nothing and no one could stop me. “
Confidence in itself
The big change of Grenot, discovering within himself that he terremotato life and career, is trust. “How Usain Bolt writes in his biography – he says, irrepressible -. He was born with scoliosis, at the beginning he did not win but never when he started believing in himself the champion has exploded. In the story of Bolt recognize myself a lot: now I know that nothing is impossible and I will try to convey this to my confidence even companions of the relay. ” Panterita it back on track at the Letzigrund Sunday in the 4×400 where he could round up his personal haul European and give another shot in the arm all’asfittica Italian athletics, but surprisingly, in the day of August in Zurich, as well as Libania, discovered another true champion Federica Del Buono, 19, daughter of art, fifth rookie in the finals of the Dorio 1500 Perhaps it is reborn. Certainly is reborn Panterita Grenot.
August 15, 2014 | 19:25
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