Antonio Rossi: “With Galeazzi in Sidney, unforgettable Olympics”

“I knew he wasn’t well, but reading the news really left me speechless. It’s not something I expected, I’ve always thought of him as a strong and indestructible person. I still don’t believe it.” So at the Adnkronos the canoe champion, Antonio Rossi, remembering his friend Giampiero Galeazzi. “In the Olympic Games I played, which are five, he has always been there – he tells – from Barcelona ’92. He gave me a lot of advice and with his commentary he made many people passionate about canoeing. He knew how to convey with emotion. , having also been a national rowing team “. “There are many memories I have with him, even in Sidney – Rossi continues – We went there a few months earlier, he went out on a rubber dinghy with Oreste Perri, he followed us to training. They had a hard time keeping up with it given the weight – he smiles – but he knew perfectly our weaknesses, our strengths, he spoke to us about his opponents, he was very competent, then over the years a friendship was born, there was really a great bond. His commentaries are unforgettable, they still excite me “. ( by Silvia Mancinelli)