Written by Diana Pintus Translated by Martina Ferlisi Jefinho melhor do que o Neymar Finally, that repeated chorus by the Brazilian fans has signed a victory. Gold for Brazil, in the football for the blind Paralympic Tournament. For the fourth time. Four out of four. "We're used to win, but winning at home is something else. I have always imagined this moment: listening to the national ...
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THE TRAVELLER REFEREE- ESPISODE 3
Written by Cristian Roja Translated by Martina Ferlisi The final emotion This wonderful world of wheelchair basketball continues to give me strong emotions, to take me part of extraordinary events, to introduce me to wonderful people around the world. All this and the work of another Olympic four-year are enclosed into the refereeing of the Final for the gold medal of the ...
SHHHHH! A SILENT SERIES- EPISOD 3
Translated by Martina Ferlisi 1 - BRAZIL - CHINA There's no way in five-a-side football for the blind. Brazil, three-time Paralympic champion, will play for the fourth gold medal on four Olympics Games. In a magical and fluctuating semi-final, the full stadium, the Chinese opponents, aggressive, the Wang Yafeng goal that freezes everybody at the fourteenth minute. Finally to turn the ...
SIX. ZANARDI’S FINISH LINE
Written by Diana Pintus Translated by Martina Ferlisi Between the Miami of the Olympic Park Barra da Tijuca and the favelas *of the Sambodromo there are a lot of middle earths. There are a lot of more or less normal roads, inhabited by more or less common people that practice more or less usual jobs and arrive, in the most various forms, to the end of the day. Streets dotted with ...
THE TRAVELLER REFEREE – EPISODE 2
Written by Diana Pintus Translated by Martina Ferlisi THE THIRD TEAM Wheelchair basketball. While in the field, Australia and Great Britain are playing an unbelievable quarterfinal and tomorrow the winner will play for the bronze medal against Turkey, we, as usual, focus on those three figures that have a different shirt. "We, referees, consider ourselves the third team in the ...
FIVE. GOLD
Written by Diana Pintus Translated by Martina Ferlisi Warmth A good beginning bodes well, in the shining gold sun filtering from the window. In the happy smile of the newsagent of Gloria, saying hello: "hoje voltou o calor", he decrees. Today the heat is back. And the hot is relentless, a hot to be unable to breathe, which blocks on scoreless Murcielagos and Seleção Brazilian of the ...
SHHHHH! A SILENT SERIES. EPISODE 2
Written by Diana Pintus Translated by Martina Ferlisi Zero to Zero ball in the centre. In a very hot day, Argentina and Brasile do not go further than 0 to 0, respectively, against China and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Crossed destinies Crossed destinies, those of the four teams that will compete tomorrow in the semi-finals of the tournament. This time, however, Brazil will ...
FOUR. SURROUND OURSELVES
Written by Diana Pintus Translated by Martina Ferlisi "Disable" is who cannot change his life, accepting the impositions of other people or of society where he lives, without having the awareness to be boss of his destiny. "Crazy”is who doesn’t try to be happy with what he has. "Blind" is who doesn’t see his neighbour dying for the cold, the hunger, the misery, and has eyes only for his ...
THE TRAVELER REFEREE – EPISODE 1
Written by Diana Pintus - Translated by Martina Ferlisi A category often invisible, neglected, treated badly, in any kind of sport you are talking about. Yet without referees not only there would be no game, but even sport would not exist. And then, people imagine that they are rigid and boring people, but ... We asked Cristian Roja to tell about himself, and to tell his ...
THREE. SHADES
Written by Diana Pintus Translated by Martina Ferlisi Bright moment, Sweetness, sensuality, Lust, fantasy, Dream, happiness You will find In my city, You will find this city… Jorge Ben Jor - Engenho de Dentro 10th September 2016- h 18.30 – Olympic Stadium Engenhao. Inside the stadium, built between thousands of controversy at Engenho de Dentro, a simple district, suburban, ...