The former water polo player Lorraine Mirandasilver at the 2012 London Olympics, acknowledged that the Olympics are “the greatest and most exciting” for any athlete and hoped that Spain could compete for Olympic gold.
In an interview with EFELorena Miranda Dorado (Ceuta, 1991) considered that being at the top “would be complicated.” “All the teams have been very equal, the level has increased a lot, the United States is also there, but I think Spain can fight for the gold medal,” he added.
Ceutí, on the other hand, advises the players of the Spanish team to “enjoy” the Olympic experience, but to win gold “they must have a lot of concentration and head.”
As for the outlook on the women’s water polo team, she understood that “now there are younger girls, renewed” and she even has teammates competing who have won medals in almost all championships. “The effort and perseverance that is not easily achieved should be admired,” he said.
The former international hopes that the men’s and women’s teams will achieve a medal, if it is the best gold, especially the women’s team, which has not yet been achieved: “This is the thorn we have, while at the general level I hope that Spain achieves the highest medal because it is a reward for many years of work.”
Lorena Miranda, who also won gold in the water polo world championship in Barcelona’2013, acknowledged that on these dates the memory of the Olympics will always be with her.
“This is one of the most important and exciting competitions I’ve ever experienced, I’ve always followed the Olympic Games since I was little and now even more so because they’re a special date,” she said.
The former player also clarified that participating in the Olympics is every athlete’s “dream”.
“You always want to go to a World Cup or a European Championship, but the Olympic Games are always special because it’s a very good competition and I think it’s the best for any athlete, beyond the individual recognitions they can get in their career,” he commented.
In his case, he faced the Olympic Games before the World Championship in Barcelona. “We won the gold and it was great to play at home, we lived up to expectations to win even though people didn’t trust us much. However, after the World Cup you have the feeling that the Olympics are more complicated than where any other international event because you have to qualify and there are only eight women’s teams,” she explained.
The native of Ceuta still remembers the final of the Olympics against the United States, where the national team lost 8-5. “It was a bitter taste, it was a very complicated match, the United States is a power, they were obviously beating us and then we made up the score. However, the shame went away when we lost the silver because it was a moment . to enjoy,” he noted. to EFE.
Source: La Verdad
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