Rudy Fernandez burst into tears, kept his promise to his father and postponed his retirement

Rudy Fernandez cries after Spain-Bahamas match.

Spain They beat the Bahamas in Valencia in the pre-Olympic final and will be at the 2024 Games in Paris. Olympic Games in which Rudy Fernandez will go down in history: they will the sixth of his career and will end your professional career. So after Sunday’s victory I found myself quite emotional.

April, 4, Rudy announced that he will retire at the end of the season. But yes, just like his father asked him shortly before his deathHe will try to do this with a new Olympic Games, something no one has ever achieved and which he is now preparing to begin, to complete a career that already includes 39 successes, from titles to medals.

This Sunday, in the final seconds of the match against the Bahamas, when Spain had already won, Rudy couldn’t contain his emotions. He was replaced by Sergio Scariolo and the Fonteta stands gave him a standing ovation.He covered his face and remained alone on the bench while his teammates, whom he later joined, celebrated on the court.

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Rudy Fernandez, thank you

After the game, the Balearic player got busy TVE as the protagonist of the encounter: “An incredible, incredible feeling of being able to experience another Olympics. Work has its reward. We believed, we knew how to compete, we were very aggressive. “Thank you to the people of Valencia who supported us today and pushed us to qualify for another Olympics.”

Rudy wanted to emphasize the team’s competitive nature from generation to generation: “It is the La Familia gene that makes us keep growing. I have been playing for the national team for two decades now, and this is what the veteran players have passed on to us. We, the veterans, are now trying to instill in the young people the commitment and name of the Family. We may or may not have stars, but if we all compete together and we imagine what is in front of us, we always strive for useful things.

Rudy Fernandez to play again for Spain at Paris Olympics (FO