The players of the Spanish 3×3 basketball team are living “a dream summer” after winning the European gold against France on Sunday, in addition to the recent Olympic silver medal in Paris Bilbao player Gracia Alonso explained it of Cope Euskadi in Armiño for whom the experience of the Olympics is “indescribable.”
He told us that the Olympic village “is like a city made up of residential areas and buildings, each one from a country.” For him, the best thing is to “exchange pins and be interested in other disciplines and other athletes.” “It was like living in a movie,” added Alonso de Armiño.
The Bilbao basketball player emphasizes the “merit” of achieving an “unexpected” silver medal, which 5×5 players against more powerful teams “due to pure drive and competitive genes” and highlights the fact with countries and teams, specialized in 3×3 “destroyed” in Spain.
Gracia Alonso de Armiño explained that for him the 3×3 modality is a shot of “adrenaline” and pointed out that during their participation in the Olympics “they have transmitted a lot of effort and a lot of dedication” and that for this reason ” there are many people, not sports fans, who are addicted to this modality”.
The Bilbao basketball player explained to the Cope Euskadi microphones that in his case it was the 3×3 modality that “got him.” He fits “like a glove in his way of being” and fits who he is as a player because of “personality and character.”