Artistic gymnastics, tennis, surfing, skateboarding, boxing, judo, volleyball, handball. You 2023 Pan American Gamesin Santiago de Chile, have not even reached the end yet and Brazil is already celebrating its return home with a gold medal collection. Rayssa Leal, Rebecca Andrade, Rafaela Silva, Laura Pigossi, Beatriz Ferreira. Many female first names occupy the first place on the podium, which proves that the sport in Brazil gains strength in their hands, a feat unimaginable some time ago. Without forgetting those in bronze and silver. Although there is no news of the creation of sports by women, throughout history they have always been a symbol of resistance when it comes to playing sports, even if they were hampered by restrictions ranging from clothing to age.

“Today, society demands a different attitude and we adapt to it. We have Jade Barbosa, 32 years old, who lives with Júlia Soares, 18 years old. It’s an exchange of knowledge, a sum of experiences, and they all go in the same direction”it says Adriana Alves, technical coordinator of the Brazilian Gymnastics Confederation (CBG).

Former coach of Daiane dos Santos, she comments on the fact that the gymnast marked a turning point in the female trajectory of sport. In addition to the surprising results, this led to the Simplicity and Brazilian emotion in the modality considered rigid for many years. “Until there came a point where we were talking about a double carp twist and not football anymore.”

Artistic gymnastics began to attract attention beyond its niche and gather new names to represent Brazil abroad, such as Flavia Saraiva, Lorrane dos Santos, Jade Barbosa It is Rebecca Andradewho has just won two gold medals at the Pan.

Francisco Porath, coach of the Brazilian women’s artistic gymnastics teamrecalls the evolution, parallel to its own trajectory. “Thanks to unprecedented results, we have obtained more structure, equipment and knowledge. A generation began to form from the previous girls. It is a great satisfaction to look back on the past, when I was a trainee and I stayed after hours watching the national team train, with Daiane, and today to be present in the most competitive competitions. more important.

New shine

The “golden girls” are also responsible for “breaking the fast” at the Pan American Games, as they say. At judo, Alexia Nascimento won the first gold medal in 36 years. The last one came from Monica Angelucciat the competitions in Indianapolis (USA), in 1987.

Other women who bring gold straight from the carpet to Santiago are Larissa Pimenta, Samantha Soares and the veteran Rafaela Silva.

It sounds like a joke, but tennis The story repeats itself: Laura Pigossi won Brazil’s first gold medal since Gisele Miró won, in the same games in the late 1980s, which guaranteed him his place at the Paris Olympics. In the same competition, the native of São Paulo also brought first place to Brazil in doubles, alongside Luisa Stefaniwith whom he shared the pioneering spirit of this sport on the Olympic podium at Tokyo 2020.

Another duo that shone in the Chilean capital was the one formed by Duda Lisbon It is Ana Patricia Ramos, beach volleyball.

In boxingthe female presence showed its strength and obtained a gold disc: Beatriz Ferreira, Barbara Santos, Carole Almeida It is Jucielen Romeu They left with the prize on their chest and their presence in the French capital guaranteed.

It was during the last wave that surfer Tatiana Weston-Webb won the golden title once and for all, Brazil’s 35th in the competition, after battling the rough seas of Viña Del Mar, a tourist town northwest of the Chilean capital.

As a team, the girls handball They beat Argentina, the country’s rival in other ball carnivals. Women’s handball not only goes to Paris but also accumulates the seventh consecutive championship in the continent’s games.

The golden girls of tennis, boxing, surfing, judo, handball, skateboarding and artistic gymnastics leave the Pan confirmed for the Olympic Games in France, which will be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024. With the places gained, it’s time for a little rest until training resumes.

This is the case of Brazilian women’s artistic gymnastics teamwho should return to the training center in December, according to coach Francisco Porath. “We hope to return with all the girls healthy and rested so that we can do proper planning again, so that, now qualified for the Olympics, we can aim for the team and individual finals. Our aim is that all world is at the top of its performance in July, in Paris.

The union of generations and talents mentioned by Adriana Alves, in this case, is fundamental. With 30 years of experience, she comments that expectations still exist, stimulated by the quality of human material available in Brazil. However, excellence increases challenges.

“Gymnastics, like any other discipline, must be done step by step. The preparation must be detailed, the level is high and great balance is necessary in training. We have the goal of the podium, but reaching the top is easier than staying there. We are no longer the Brazil of some time ago. The world has its eyes on us.

Just as veterans inspired the names that are highlighted today, the the evolution of sport also concerns the general public. “Not everyone knows how many points or dedication there are in a mortal, but everyone can distinguish what is beautiful. In addition to being an interesting sport for any girl, because it exercises motor skills and provides quality of life. Another point for women’s sport.

Rayssa leaves for France

Qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, the young woman Rayssa Leal just returned home with a gold medal at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. First in many ways — she was Brazil’s youngest Olympic medalist, winning silver in Tokyo, Japan —, inaugurated the Brazilian gold series in the neighboring country.

At the age of 15, he accumulated the following awards: won second place in the world championship and first place in street sports in Brazil, in 2019, and won the Laureus Award, the so-called Oscar of sport, in 2020, among other important achievements. A “Skating Fairy” arrived in Paris earlier this month for a Louis Vuitton show, in one of the most important fashion weeks in the world.

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