Tokyo 2020, Di Francisca: “Foil in difficulty, ready to lend a hand”

“If we missed the podium after 33 years there must be a reason. We are in the midst of a generational change but for sure the quality of our girls has worsened. There is a problem not only in women’s foil but in all of Italian fencing. and it will not be easy to solve it. From here to Paris it will take a lot of work. I am ready to lend a hand, the passion is still a lot “. The London 2012 Olympic champion in both individual and team foil Elisa Di Francisca comments on the difficult moment of the Italian women’s foil at Adnkronos for the first time since 1988 off the Olympic podium. “We see the team event but even if we are successful it does not mean that everything is fine – emphasizes the champion from Jesi, who retired last year -. A few years ago we had 4 foil players among the top 6-7 in the world, now there are some only two of the top twenty “.