The blue walker Antonella Palmisano wants to give a gift, leaving in the afternoon from Fiumicino airport with the Alitalia flight to Tokyo.
Indeed, on the 6th of August, on his thirtieth birthday, the Apulian athlete, originally from Mottola, will be on stage in Sapporo in the twenty-kilometer walk.
After the fourth place in Rio 2016, the world bronze in London 2017, the European bronze in Berlin 2018 and the victory at the European Cup in Podebrady two months ago, Palmisano is one of the leaders of the Italian athletics expedition. "Even if it is my second Olympics, the excitement is always great - said the walker, warmly greeted by family members at the airport - We work hard for this appointment and it is the most important race that everyone aspires to. Italia Team started well and I saw the first Apulian medals that arrived. I hope it is a good omen. I expect to play an Olympics as a protagonist and who knows what I will be able to take home: the race is on my birthday and the August 6 I want to get myself a nice gift ".
