Premiere of ‘Ready, Paris, Go’, the documentary with Olympic athletes sponsored by Allianz

The headquarters of Spanish Olympic Committee is the stage where the documentary ‘Ready, Paris, Go’. A documentary sponsored byAllianz, global sponsor of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and features four Olympic athletes.

David Valero, Xak de la Torre, Daniela Terol and Nagore Folgado swith protagonists who are ambassadors of Allianz and make up the Olympic team of Allianz for Pariss. The four of them will be at the presentation of the documentary, along with Álex Roca, Allianz ambassador who will run the famous marathon in Paris that will take place after the Olympics and on the same route.

The event opened Veit Stutz, CEO of Allianz in Spain, who clarified that “it is an honor and a privilege to be at this exciting moment. We always believe in the power of sport because it is a catalyst for dreams, it teaches us to get up when we fall and this teaches us that together, as a team, we can achieve great things.” things,” he said, adding that “our sports union is not just a sponsorship.

Then it was the turn of the athletes who explained what the preparation for the Games is, both in physical and psychological aspects, an aspect, the latter, to which everyone gave capital importance when faced with any sport. “I had impostor syndrome, but with the work of psychologists I overcame it,” he said. Xak de la Torre, who will participate in break dancing, a discipline making its debut at the Paris Games. His colleagues expressed themselves on the same lines, such as David Valero, bronze medal at the Tokyo Games, seeing “surrounding yourself with positive people” as key.

“The flag weighs and pushes,” he explained Xak de la Torre qHe clarified that psychological work is key for his discipline because they don’t know what song they will play during their workout and that’s why “we have to adapt and redirect our thinking.”

Nagore Folgado, athlete who will participate in the Olympic Games, is very clear and emphatic: “If the head does not work, neither will the legs.” The athlete wants to highlight the work of his two guides and the importance of the team in his career. A race where he is Daniela Terol, who at 15 years old will participate in the Games in the street skate discipline. During her preparation, she had to deal with appendicitis surgery and ESO exams, but she is ready for the Games.

Alex Roca He gave the most heartfelt and emotional speeches. After thanking Allianz for their support, the athlete wants his races to be a message for the world to break prejudices and live in a more inclusive society. “When motivation disappears, discipline appears,” said Álex Roca, adding that “we have to appreciate the luck we have. The failure we have makes us appreciate because success is being yourself,” he said .