Tonight the Spanish bench will toast a dream: that of Paris. A goal they can now aim for after sealing their participation in a pre-Olympic tournament unsuitable for people suffering from heart problems. After reaching the final round with hearts in their mouths due to a four-way tie, Japan cleared the way with a loss. Canada and Spain came back by 22 points (73-72) to leave Hungary outside of Olympic Games.
The president of Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB), Elisa Aguilar, spoke to the media after the match and was proud to celebrate that Spain is in its sixth game. The first he will attend as the highest representative of the body of Spain. “I feel happy. We came to Sopron with a clear goal. To qualify for the Paris Games. We had a great championship and I want to thank the players, Miguel and all the technical staff for their commitment. This is not an easy group. This is the most complicated group. Spain always shows its face and today is an example that in Spanish basketball we are leading.”
The victory put an end to a classification that was initially complicated after a first-day defeat against Japan. “We’re all sweating. The qualifications are not easy and smooth, at the end of the championships the first game is always important. Not even at Eurobasket Even here we haven’t had the best first game, but the important thing is how we recover and how we unite. And if we’re very good at one thing, it’s that we know how to be a team. Knowing that Spain means not giving up and now the best message, that we have an amazing team.
After disappearing 2022 Australia World Cup, the team needs to be in a good event again. The Paris Games are the culmination of a long-standing project. “Sometimes you. Sometimes you don’t. But we always come back. And we came back strong. Even with new players. And we want more. We are winners. It’s great, today we will celebrate, but tomorrow we will think about Paris. Thinking and dreaming are free and we always dream big because we are ambitious,” said the president.
SA Aguilar, who during his time as a player had already experienced the games in Athens ’04 and Beijing ’08, smiled as he recalled the past days. “Being with the Games is being with all the athletes in the same place and sharing daily life with them. I lived as a player and now I live as president. I have experienced, I have struggled with stands today. But without suffering, it is impossible not to taste this victory and I have only words of gratitude because it also fully endorses the Federation’s commitment to women’s basketball. We have the best league in Europe and sometimes when we play in February the players come with a significant load of games. But we are growing and today is a happy day and I am super proud of my team,” she concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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