Tokyo 2020, Pellegrini: “Five Games like the five Circles, every sacrifice has been rewarded”

“Five Olympics, mine, are like the Five Rings. From Athens to Tokyo, passing through Beijing, London and Rio De Janeiro. Every sacrifice made for the love of swimming has been rewarded by the values ​​of sport and the open mind that has given me made a citizen of the world “. This is the message posted by the blue swimming champion Federica Pellegrini on Instagram from Tokyo for the Olympic Games. “If I am a better person, I owe it to the Olympic mentality. I am so convinced that I sincerely commit, in front of all of you, to be their proud ambassador,” she added. The blue of swimming closes the message on social media with a clear ‘Vote for me’. Federica Pellegrini is in fact a candidate for a place in the Athletes’ Commission of the International Olympic Committee. former Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry are underway. 30 athletes are nominated. All athletes accredited to the Games will be able to vote by expressing their preferences at the polling booths located in the Athlete365 Space at the entrance to the main dining room of the Olympic village and in others 11 locations, voting will close at 12.00 on 3 August.