Faster, stronger, better: Competitions on the field and in the gym

Brazil’s female players don’t limit their team time to training sessions and matches. Weekends are filled with shared trips to the cinema, trips to the park and go-karting.

“We live together. We do everything together, so we are a big family,” said the Brazilian forward Raquel Kochhann“This creates a difference within the group because we are all brothers and no one touches our brothers. This is what makes Brazil so strong.”

But no matter how close they are, when the opportunity arises to outdo each other, the sisters can turn malicious. In a friendly way, of course, for example They are competing to see who will be the first to take the field. or who helps clean the equipment following training sessions.

“We compete on every little thing,” Kochhann said. “I lift a pound more than you in the gym and then you try to do more, so we help each other get better every time.”

The Argentine players, who are among the top medal contenders for the men’s tournament at Paris 2024, spend most of the year together. But when it comes to testing Who runs the fastest?, lifts the most weight or the one who knocks down the most pins bowlingtheir competitive structure comes to the fore.

“We can’t lose anything” Joaquin PellandiniArgentina returned, he said with a laugh. “Everything, bowling… We compete in everything we do.”

And they are happy to do so.

“Everyone wants to keep their place on the team, so the competition between us is very good,” Pellandini said. “That’s an important part of getting better every day.”