La sede el Comité Olímpico Español (COE) ha sido el escenario elegido como pasarela para presentar la equipación del Equipo Olímpico Español para los Juegos de Tokio 2020. La taekwondista Adriana Cerezo, la jugadora de hockey hierba Carmen Cano, el karateka Damián Quintero, el piragüista Paco Cubelos y los atletas Ana Patricia Campos y Julio Arenas Robles ejercieron de modelos de las prendas de Joma, que ya vistió a los españoles en la cita olímpica de Río hace cinco años.
For the first time, Spanish Olympics will contribute to the sustainability of the planet, to reduce plastics pollution of the thousands of residual bottles and reduce the emission of carbons to the atmosphere.The plastics, which are seriously harming biodiversity, are prosecuted to become 100% recycled polyester thread and subsequently in more than one million meters of sustainable fabric that is used for the manufacture of garments of the Joma textile collection.
A kit to fulfill dreams
"Dressing this kit is to fulfill dreams, it is to feel the colors of your flag and country, it is the fusion with the Olympic spirit," said Ruth Beitia, an Olympic champion in 2016 and participated in four editions.She today worked as a ceremonies.
Adriana Cerezo was exultant.The Madrid, European champion with only 17 years, is living a dream.Less than a month ago that achieved the place for Tokyo in -49 kg during the pre -Olympic of Bulgaria after starring in a meteoric progression since its absolute debut in 2020. "There are no words to describe this sensation. Like everyone, I really want and enthusiasm and illusion and illusion andI will work to bring a medal, "he said."I'm still in a cloud," she recognized shortly after, while she permanent the final stretch for the games and the Evau.
For its part, Damián Quintero will also play its first games and the only ones, for now, in which the karate will be Olympic.The Malagueño, number 1 of the Katas Male Ranking, wore the model with which they will parade on the 23rd at the Tokyo Olympic stadium."Representing your country is an honor but also a responsibility. We have to answer giving one hundred percent in the games and bringing a medal. It has been a 4+1, we are in the final stretch. We have worked very hard to arrive in theBetter conditions, "he said.
Paco Cubelos, who was already Olympic in London 2012 with the K1 1,000-acted seventh-, aspires to climb to the podium in Tokyo in the K-2 1,000 next to Íñigo Peña, who was also Olympic but in Rio 2016, where he was part of theK4 1,000 that was fifth."We have loved the equipment and we will show it with joy and enthusiasm. We have worked a lot in this cycle. We have all crossed difficult situations by the pandemic, but surely we will enjoy these special games even if there are restrictions. I was lucky to represent Spain in London in LondonAnd this time I have even more unlussion, "said the Talaverano.
The 'redstick' Carmen Cano, European and world bronze, acknowledged that "it is a pride to dress this equipment. The road has been hard. We have had to overcome many barriers and limits but we will try to bring a medal home," he added.
Athlete Ana Patricia Campos was also part of the Olympic parade although she will not be in Tokyo."I will not be but I am very excited to see my colleagues. I will work to be in Paris 20224," she said.As Julio Arenas Robles will do, another of the Spaniards who wore the equipment.
Sustainable equipment
Alejandro Blanco, president of COE, began his speech ensuring that the games will be held."With the assurance that we will make the games, although the news that arrives from the world we receive shock after shock, we present Joma's clothes, a world reference. It is a pleasure and an honor that Joma seen the Spanish team," said the president."All who are here represent the past, the present and the future. Hopefully the medal uniform looks a lot, I am convinced that it will look more than ever," he added.
Alberto López, director of Joma, acknowledged that "it is a pride for Joma to dress the Olympic team for second games. They have been many months of sacrifices, work and uncertainty, but we have succeeded."He highlighted how the Spanish company tries to take care of the environment and be as sustainable as possible, since they encourage ecological cotton agriculture, pack with recyclabes and biodegradable products."This collection has a lot of recycling, recycling of the sea. A shirt uses between 5 or 6 plastic bottles," he explained.
The Olympic collection consists of 30 models designed in the temperature and high humidity of Japan.All with the colors and identity that correspond to Spain.
In the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, in addition to dressing the Spanish delegation, Joma also did with Slovenia, Belarus, Mexico, Latvia, Lithuania and Moldova.
