Water polo women, ready: “We’re not satisfied with silver. We’re here for gold”

The player of the Spanish water polo team Annie Espar He did not fall into false modesty and ensured that the Spanish team, after being second in the London 2012 and Tokyo 2012 Games, was not satisfied with another silver and arrived in Paris ready to win the long-awaited gold.

“No, obviously not. Neither of us was satisfied with the silver medal. We’re here for the goldEspar said in a press conference.

To do so, the Spanish team will need to beat the all-powerful United States team in the French capital, seeking a fourth consecutive gold, after winning the London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Games.

“We did a ‘phase’ at the beginning of the summer with them and it helped us put our feet on the ground and see everything we were missing, but we worked really well throughout the summer and when we measure ourselves in the water, give the face and there we are,” said Espar.

In this sense, his partner Maica Garcia He indicated that it would be an advantage to face the American team in the group stage as it would help them gauge their medal chances.

“Playing with them is a great way to adjust and find out where we are”featured García, who, like other members of the Spanish team, was very satisfied with the preparatory work carried out for the Olympic event.

“We are at our best and we rely on ourselvesin what we do with water,” he highlighted Laura Esther.

A preparation in which the great connection between the players and the team Miki Oka, who leads the national team for fourteen years, was once again seen.

“The results show that we are a very united group in and out of the water. There is an extraordinary connection and when things are going well there is no need to change them,” concluded Espar.