Julio Velasco, head coach of the
Italian women's volleyball team that won a historic first
Olympic gold medal in Paris last August, said Thursday that his
tenure will last until the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
"Yes, I feel like I still have the eyes of the tiger, I will
stay until Los Angeles 2028", Velasco told the Casa Italia
program of Rai Italia, when asked whether he would be renewing
his contract as head coach of the national team.
The Argentine born coach, 72, famously fell just short with the
men's 'team of the century' at Atlanta in 1996 before winning an
historic gold with the women's team on August 11.
The women's volleyball team won Italy's first Olympic gold medal
in Paris after beating reigning champions USA in three sets in
another dominant performance from the Azzurre, who lost a record
just one set throughout their Paris matches, led by longtime
standout Paola Egonu.
Velasco started training the team at the beginning of the year,
just a few months prior to the Olympics, after replacing as head
coach Davide Mazzanti following a negative spell for the team.
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