Europeans Arrive in Rio for the Training of Saquarema
The national teams from France, Slovenia, Austria, Italy and Portugal arrived early on Tuesday at Tom Jobim International Airport and headed straight to the CDV.
Five European teams landed on Tuesday morning, January 27th, in Rio de Janeiro and they headed straight to the Volleyball Development Centre (CDV) in Saquarema, for the International Training Camp. Athletes from France, Slovenia, Austria, Italy and Portugal celebrated the opportunity to train at the place where the next Olympic Games will take place in 2016, and praised the high technical level of activity.
Second largest delegation of the event, France came for a high-level training. The coaches Stéphane Fremont and Franck Chambily praised the Brazilian athletes and emphasized Brazil's tradition in ne-waza, which is a strength of the training.
Another person who highlighted the quality of the activity was the Portuguese Telma Monteiro, Rafaela Silva’s and Ketleyn Quadros’s mate in the up to 57kg category. In 2014 she was in Saquarema before winning silver in the world of Chelyabinsk and considered fundamental the experience we had in Brazil.
"I think it was a very important preparation for me with randoris of high quality. It is difficult to train this way in Portugal because there I just training with guys, "she says. "The preparation with the main opponents of the circuit helped me psychologically as well. Training with them is almost like having a competition every day, "she adds.
The Slovenes, on the other hand, were surprised by the structure of the administrative headquarters of the Brazilian Judo Confederation, where they were welcomed before boarding to the shuttle to Saquarema. What caught their attention was the existence of a dojo at the BJC’s office. This is the second time Slovenia participates in the training.
The other teams, including Brazil’s, will arrive in Rio this afternoon and at the end of the day they will take part in a training in the dojo of Saquarema. From this Wednesday, 28th, the activities will be run in two periods, with two workouts per day for men and women until February 7th.
