A kick to Adrien’s dream

“Next , next.”, Rebeta Adrien Vicente after winning his first duel against Jack Woolley. He has less than an hour to prepare his fight for the bronze medal against Mohammed Jendoubi and does not want to waste a second, So I walked through the corridor of the mixed area of the Grand Palace directly to the locker room. It was there to rest, reset the mind and concentrate on the fight that could give him bronze.

I’m sad that I couldn’t get that medal for Spain

Adrien Vicente

He was hooked up, excited and a medalist, but he hit the wall.Jendoubi Masters the fight from start to finish. His defense with his left leg did not open even a single gap for Adrien’s attacks, let him see how the medal slipped through his fingers. “I talked to my coach that we don’t care about losing because of too much difference, but we have to try to empty ourselves into the fabric,”the taekwondo athlete analyzed. And I tried, but he didn’t hit him. She fell 2-0 and with the defeat the working hours that she had invested in getting the Olympic medal disappeared. The good thing? From now on there is one less day for the Angels.

“I’m sad that I couldn’t get that medal for Spain. It was a Russian mountain of emotions. I will stay with my people. Those who came to see me and those who are from home, ” he regretted after the fight. “We had a lot of pauses for reflection. We have to learn for the future. It’s days when some are thinner than others, just“, Zing.

Dream extension

Falling into the fours made Adrien’s path to the bronze medal longer than we would have liked, but his mentality since the defeat Gashim Magomedov He was the one who knew that he would like to take advantage of the second chance that the championship gave him. He made it known to Jack Woolley in the first game of the replay.

I suffered , but Spain won 2-0 in a high-level match. They took the first round 9-10 and won the second place by technical quality after drawing two. A victory that did not give him any rest, because after 45 minutes he was waiting for him on the tatami mat Mohamed Jendoubi, The current number one in the world.

Defeat in quarters and confidence in recovery

Adrien Vicente did not count on the hard blow he received in the quarterfinals. When it’s still We did not recover from the defeat of Adriana Cerezo A second jar of Phra water arrived for our taekwondo. Adrien could not cope with the Azerbaijani Gashim Magomedov. In a fierce fight with many points, he was ahead of the Spaniard and won the match in two rounds.

This, I know, despite the difficult defeat, does not lose confidence. Moving quickly through a mixed area. He did not want to lose his concentration because he might as well hold on to the reaction. “We are still in the spotlight,I am confident in L. He is a good competitor and a great friend. All of Spain we are with because we are going for everyone“. If the Azerbaijani won, Adri entered the playoff. And as it was, his colleague sent him a telegram. Beat the Italian Vito del Aquila and entering the final match opened the doors of the replay for Adrien Vicente.

The debut came with fear and return

“The ending was very hectic, I think it turned out very handsome”. The pulse is still recovering, Adrien Vicente He smiles as he remembers the last 15 seconds of the knockout match. The Palestinian Omar Yasser I would not have given him victory. It took a minute for Adry to score his first point, but he was unable to distance himself from the scoreboard until I asked to review a contact with the head. They gave it to him , he extended his interest and He took the first round 3-8.

The ending was hectic. It turned out very handsome…

Adrien Vicente

Fear will come in a second. With 13 seconds left in the game, Adrien Berda 6-3. He needed an accurate attack on the head. And he did. Remont and Gunn to go fast in two rounds: “I have people who encourage me and gave me this payment. I saw the hole and I was right”.