Up until yesterday the lines on the palm of the hand still had the signs of oil and grease
which had stubbornly resisted to a week of showers!
A week has passed and I am not yet used to normal life, today I should have gone to watch the wheelchair basketball, but a morning appointment and a mind freeing run where I lost sight of the time, plus my natural ability to be late made me miss that appointment … so I came back to Excel …for fencing I managed to get a frontal seat … the finals without a Chinese athlete or one from Hong Kong are very rare … here with grief they call it Hong Kong China … I assisted to a fantastic and balanced final between the Brazilian Silva Guissoli and Tam Chik Sum … the Brazilian won 15-14 at the last strike … Matteo Betti conquered the bronze just before I arrived …
I had looked for a ticket to see Zanardi without success … winning where tens of years ago you were driving must give you a unique emotion … exceptional the bronze of Minetti I do not know how many will be able to win Sanremo and a medal at the Olympics … of value because here the level is very high.
Tomorrow I cannot miss the cycling on road with many nedals up for grabs … yesterday the presenter of Ecoradio … called me for an interview … the first question was ‘Matteo tell us of this journey on a bicycle with the wheels in bamboo …’ … the wheels? …
One of the mottos of these Games is ‘Inspire a generation’ … hopefully … in the meanwhile it is nice to see everyday these British families complete with two or three generations participating at the Games wrapped in British flags.