Cecilia Carranza and Santiago Lange arrived at Tokyo 2020 with the goal of fighting for medals. It was clear that far from that they were not, but a critical day, where the injury of the crew caused a bad regatta, burned the illusions despite being in the top 10 of the tournament. Now, after finishing the classification, the velistas of Nacra 17 spoke and revealed the sensations prior to a new Olympic final where they will try to leave the Argentine flag as high as possible.
“Yesterday was a tough day. This is sport, the truth is that we sail worse than when we work all winter and it is like that. In time and calmly we will review what we should have done. Obviously we are sad but with our foreheads high,” said Santiago Lange.Carranza, for his part, avoided the excuses of his serious discomfort in his back. “This week our rivals were better than us, we must congratulate them and the feeling is of sadness but the sport brings this and we have to accept to learn, grow and move forward. Tomorrow we have to go for a run and leave everything,” he remarked. We are in a final of an Olympic Games, we never have to forget that we are in a Games and tomorrow we have to sail well, we have to be calm and the sport is like that, “he added in tune with the experienced helmsman of the team.
“Thank you very much for all the support of the Argentines who are making strength for us, as all those who support us so that we can be competing. We didn’t lack anything to reach the height and all our team. We gave it our all, we’re a big team,” Carranza closed excitedly. I would like to make a special mention of ENARD. We have no excuses, obviously there are powerful countries, but thanks to the sponsors and enard we are here. We failed in something that we were not up there, but we are Olympic finalists that is no small thing,” lange said.
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