Updated on 07/25/2021 – 5:42 pm
Since Jose Luis Abajo ‘Pirri’ won the Olympic bronze medal in fencing in Beijing in 2008, Spain again had no representative. Carlos Llavador, who emigrated to Italy for the jump, wants to surprise in Tokyo this Monday.
What is your first Olympic memory: Playing with my brothers in the hall when we are watching handball games and trying to emulate them during breaks and breaks. What did you have to sacrifice to get here? More than sacrificing what you do is prioritizing and fencing has always been at the top of the pyramid and that’s why I’ve gotten to where I am. I wouldn’t be where I am if I didn’t… believe in myself and follow the dream of being my best version. If you weren’t in Tokyo this summer, I would be at … On the beach, for sure, with friends and family. What was his nickname when he was little? Same as me: Llava, the diminutive of my last name. What posters did you put up in your room? It had a poster that came out in MARCA when Zidane scored with a volley in the Champions League final, and it was from every frame of that volley. It caused your parents great resentment the day that … The year I had to go through September to recovery. What virtue are you most proud of: hardworking and stubborn. When something comes to mind, I try to see it through to the end. What bug has he not been able to fix, I still have some trouble that I have to work on. I’m pretty mad. What would you like to be in another life? I’d love to see how my life would have been in field hockey. In this life I chose fencing and I would like to know what would have happened if I had chosen hockey. What is the strangest message that you have received on social networks? ”During the pandemic, the father of a Chinese shooter wrote to me and offered us masks and medication for the coronavirus. What’s not missing in your fridge? For which domestic task you can strive for a medal, except for ironing, that’s zero … for sweeping, for cooking … Everything but ironing. Which song would you choose for a karaoke? Some from Estopa, sure, these are the tones I can achieve. If you were to be named President of the Government, your first step would be… Developing physical activity and striving to get more people to play sport. Sport not only has to be effective, it also has to be fun: What did you learn from the pandemic? That nothing is forever, that nothing is stable and that we can adapt to everything. Were you in the kitchen while in custody? What was your star dish? I made everything, but mostly Spanish omelette or pasta carbonara. What did you do during the pandemic that you would never have thought of? Playing between yoga and guitar. Which celebrity would you go to eat sushi with? Ibai Llanos. I see him almost every night, especially when there are competitions, because it helps me relieve tension and I would like to get to know him personally. Which athlete would you look forward to a selfie with in the villa? I would like to have with Rafa Nadal. What TV series did you bring to Japan? A lot of the series I don’t watch because I never finish them, but there are some documentary series or films. What does the suitcase always carry: a good foil. Do you have an item or amulet that you always wear to a competition? I rely on a few rituals, but they change depending on the competition. If there wasn’t a bubble, where in Tokyo would you like to go? I would have loved to see more of rural Japan. In Tokyo we have a world championship every year and we have seen the most touristic areas. If you win a medal, will you do something crazy? We will repeat the trip the first time I went to Italy and had to sleep in a portal. It’s a long story…
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