TORONTO – July 28, 2021: “Is it an endless career? It’s a finished career.” Like this Aldo Montano he replies, smiling, to journalists after winning the silver medal in the men’s team saber in Tokyo 2020 which ends his long career. I think it is right to arrive here, I have waited a year longer than I had planned, I have suffered a lot because I have a lot of problems and pains. That’s okay. It was a really difficult and complicated year and I had to manage a serious problem and it is a joy to have arrived here, competitive and to have given my contribution. Take home this medal that I feel I have helped the boys to conquer it all. It was wonderful to end a career like this “, added the blue champion who closes with a medal on the day Federica Pellegrini competed for the last time in the Games in her 200 freestyle.
”It’s a wheel that turns for everyone , the sports one is extremely fast and cynical, very fast even if for me it lasted a long time, too long, and I’m happy with that. If I would have signed before the Olympics for a final like this? Yes definitely. My role was to support an already strong team, then Gigi’s problem occurred and I entered the platform giving my support and this was the best thing that happened to me in my last Olympics. If it’s the last match? Let’s leave the question mark. We don’t know … in the National team“ added Montano smiling.
“It was not a career, but a wonderful life, spent with young guys, I arrived old, but I grew up together with completely different teams. A splendid life, made up of many sacrifices, but light in some ways, serious, made up of sweat and effort and sharing with people, companions and teachers. All very nice. The only regret is that it’s fast, 17 years fly by. My future? Who knows …. There are so many ideas, so many things , a family to look after, which is already enough. There are so many ideas at stake, now we enjoy the medal and in September we think about it. The only thing I was missing in my career was a team gold? Too bad but today it was not really feasible , I was so sorry after a semi-final with Hungary, we entered with loads but it was not enough “, concluded the Olympic champion in Athens 2004.
