The nitreroiense athlete Gabriel Guarino de Almeida, the current South American Kung-Fu Champion, his title was conquered on last Sunday, May 27 in Montevideo, visited Neltur’s headquarters on Tuesday, where he was received by the President José Guilherme de Azevedo.
At the time, Gabriel thanked Neltur for his support and spoke of his emotion when he won another international title. “It’s a very important milestone. Now I am Brazilian Bi-champion, Pan-American Champion South American Champion, “he said proudly.
For him, the great difficulty of this achievement was to compete with 12 other athletes in this modality – Cutting Guns-, having passed through moments of anxiety, since he was the 2nd competitor, watching thus each dispute, waiting for the final note in very tense moments, but in the end the achievement was even more exciting.
Gabriel also pointed out the importance and the great patriotism feeling of the Brazilian delegation, the biggest in the Championship: “we vibrated a lot with each performance and each one there felt how important was the work to get to the podium. Our companionship, faith, unity, hope, friendship, joy, discipline and loyalty translate, throughout the whole competition, into a true feeling that we all belong to Brazil, “revealed.
Jose Guilherme Azevedo congratulated him on the achievement: “You are a great athlete and you are walking a beautiful trajectory in Kung-Fu. You are already part of the elite of the big names in Brazilian sport! “, highlighted.
Gabriel is a Brazilian Bi-Champion, Pan-American Champion and South American Champion, will now compete in the 2018 Brazilian Championship in September, so then enter the selections that stamp his passport to the World Cup in China next year: “This medal is still missing and I need to work harder to win it,” he said, explaining that there is a great way to trail to reach this goal.
