“We may even have to leave France to train” | Relief

Spain completed their Olympic preparations against Puerto Rico at the WiZink Center and it’s amazing that the match took place on Tuesday.when the vast majority of Spanish athletes who will take part in the Olympic Games are already in France to do so. According to Sergio Scariolo, there is a significant obstacle in France due to the late arrival of the national team.who delayed his arrival in Lille, where they would play their first duels, far from Paris, as long as possible.

The national team coach expressed his concern about the situation in the city to prepare for the matches. This is his testimony, which has had an impact and left behind the difficult path that the national team will have to face: “It will be very difficult for us to train normally in Lille.We are very worried because we may even have to leave France to train. So today we had to have a proper training session. We had some brilliant moments and some lazier moments, but we were able to work.“.

Scariolo did not want to go into detail about the problem, which is affecting Spain’s daily life on the road to an Olympic medal. Although he did say that the Federation is doing everything possible to find an alternative: “Right now we don’t have the conditions to train two days before the first game.. The FEB is looking for some option, but we are very concerned about this, and this is serious.”

As Relevo has learned, the national team announced some time ago its intention to land in Lille on the 25th, two days before the start of its Olympic adventure. This was reported by the Council of Europe and the IOC. But an unexpected problem left them with only one opportunity to train on the field where the match will take place on the 24th.. That is, when they haven’t even arrived yet. Now they are looking for an alternative field of activity and are even thinking about going to Belgium, which is not particularly far away, but already implies a change of countries.

At the moment, the Family is holding its breath, trying to resolve the situation quickly. Better to be ready for the team’s arrival in France and especially for the first match next Saturday, July 27, against Australia. Spain has a fatal first stage, in which it will also face Greece and Canada. All the participants are clear contenders for medals, although the character of Scariolo’s team does not allow them to be excluded from the fight for metal..

The final phase of the tournament will be held at the Bercy Arena in Paris, starting next Saturday, August 6. Until then, the 12 qualifiers will play in the same Pavillon Pierre-Mauroy de Villeneuve d’Ascq, which will be in high demand. Spain will have to improvise a training scenario before the first match, because, as the coach said, there is no space for it just two days before the opening ceremony. But yes, The second dispute will already be resolved. A situation that is unsuitable for a tournament of this scale and calls into question what has been, in general terms, a proper organisation of the Olympic Games.

Spain, go to the hard part. Statements that speak for themselves. “We don’t have the conditions to train now.”It will be very difficult for us to train in an acceptable manner.“It is not surprising that the Family is worried before arriving with a suitcase full of hopes and, unfortunately, problems to the Olympic competitions.