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Friday 29 December 2017
Stars of wonders, stars so bright
The sports year in review with three youth stars
“Your skill is what you are better things could have gone olympics in Argentina not ress I’ve made since last
capable of doing, your mo- 2018 will be better or at better for you? What are just qualify but if I reach that year. The goal is to go to
tivation will determine how least no worse than 2017 those things? Sophia: Yes. I want good results, There Buenos Aires also bbut my
you do this while you atti- Chiara: 2017 was a year I find that there weren’t are certain tournaments for qualifications are different
tude will determine how to I learned a lot during the a lot of national compe- points in which my ranking than Sophia. I have to go
achieve it all” good times as well as the titions in judo_ and this is can improve and I’m try- to Tunis and finish in the top
bad times. I earned in med- not only for me but several ing to go to Europe for a a eight to qualify.
This saying that reflects the al in the U.S. Open which people. There needs to be pair month to compete as Keely: My goal is the same
female athletes who 2017 is a big achievement not a change there. I believe much as possible. as thirs qualify for junior
put their first stamps on their only for me but for Aruba, more matches will help me Chiara: Well, I have the US Olympics but swimming is
respective sports. There is the same goes for ODESUR. Chiara: In my case we Open again at the end of different than martial arts.
no doubt that these three I went to other countries need more competition January,early February. I Swimming is based on
will shine in the near future. and did pretty well. I had more matches and com- will try to win the gold. Last times. We already started
Seever Krozendijk of a few downs like my injury bat which in my sport is time I came home with sil- training. We’re in camp
297Sports had a moment in Costa Rica, but I see it hard to find. I have on Mon- ver and…just see the prog- already.q
to review the year in sports more as an experience ica who has helped me a
and the three medalists in and I learned much more lot. I think we both need
the South American Youth than perhaps I would have more matches to continue
Games 2017 in Santiago, if I had won. I learned more progressing.
Chile, swimmers Keeley about my body learned Keely: Well I don’t really
Maduro, and the Petrocchi more how to work stretched have to change much. A
sisters, taekwondo athlete and learned other ways to few things in my training
Chiara and her sister, So- train it was a good year for but I believe everything
phia, a jodoka. me. happens for a reason thus
297 Sport had a chance 297 Sports: Keely, you went I’m satisfied with the com-
to converse with the three to several countries to petition
athletes about their year in swim, are you happy with 297 Sports: Ok, we’ve dis-
sports, how the year went what you’ve done? cussed 2017. What are your
and their wishes for 2018 Keely: Yes I am happy 2017 goals for 2018, and how do
and a special message for how it went and went es- you plan to achieve them?
our community and big pecially and just before Sophia: My goal for 2018
thanks for all the support ODESUR I got sick sinus is to qualify for the youth
they received throughout problems and migraines it
2017. slowed down my training
297 Sports: 2017 was a big a bit. But overall I’m happy
year for you, are you hap- with the results at ODESUR
py the way thing turned out and now my training is go-
and why? ing great so it was a good
Sophia: Yes I am happy year for me.
with my year and all that I 297 Sports: Sophia in 2017
have achieved in general. naturally not everything
I was busy with internation- went perfect are there
al competition this year I things you think perhaps
hope the new year is even you could change that
