“The magical moment for the San Marino Taekwondo Club with its National Team continues inexorably, after the perfect performances at the beginning of November in Switzerland and Ancona, where 14 medals were deservedly won with as many athletes, Seniors, Juniors and Cadets.

In fact, it is the first time that a result that can be defined as historical has been obtained: Daniele Leardini climbs on the 2nd step of the podium, this weekend, November 20-21, ai FITA Absolute Italian Championships, Senior category, in Busto Arsizio (VA).

Followed in live streaming by all San Marino fans, with the Maestro Secondo Bernardi (5th dan), National Coach, Michele Ceccaroni (3rd dan -68 kg.), In the most difficult and numerous category, after having played an excellent first match, beating an athlete of the Fiamme Oro (D. Miceli) by 25 to 21, unfortunately he had to give up in the second in front of of the outgoing Italian champion (V. Maglione). However, an excellent proof that places him in the upper echelons of combat, together with his Italian antagonists.

Right away, Daniele Leardini (1st dan -87kg.), After having beaten the first match with the Apulian M. Martina for 13 to 12, he faced in the second one of the favorites for the final victory: the South Tyrolean A. Zadra . After a first phase of study (4 to 4), our standard bearer, in the 3rd round, definitely took off by imposing himself with two kicks turned at the helmet, which earned him the victory for 16 to 6..

Mathematically conquered the bronze medal, Daniele he continued in the path by facing the Emilian of Medicina F. Irco in the semifinal, immediately taking the lead. Even the latter is relentlessly beaten by our athlete (22 to 15), who thus reaches the -87 kg final against Matteo Marjanovic of Tkd Olympic Verona.

During the final, the opponent athlete, who is permanently part of the Italian national team with two world championships behind him, immediately takes the lead and despite the reaction of Leardini, wins the match, which still gives our athlete and all Taekwondo San Marino, a very heavy silver: Daniele Leardini Vice Italian Champion 2021 Senior -87 kg.

Now, after these prestigious milestones, we will face the last international competition of the year: the Austrian Open Taekwondo Championship 2021 (G-1) in Innsbruck (A) on 27-28 / 11/2021.

Then the Championship competitions in 2022: the 1st European Small States here in San Marino in mid-June, then the 19th Mediterranean Games in Oran (Algeria) in July and finally the World Championships in Wuxi (China), still with data uncertain.

A difficult and at the same time exciting path for the whole Club, affiliated with CONS and FESAM, which prepares all its students, large, small and amateurs, in its two offices in Fonte dell’Ovo and at the Sport Domus – Palestra Taraflex Verde in Serravalle.

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