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Stars of wonders, stars so bright

The sports year in review with three youth stars

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