Anderson Silva wants to rep Brazil in the Olympics for Taekwondo
source | MMAJunkie.com
The Brazilian Taekwondo Federation, which oversees the country’s Olympic presence in the sport, made public Silva’s request to compete in the 2016 games held in Rio de Janeiro.
“Everyone knows that for a high performance athlete, the Olympic games are the dream of every athlete, and so it would be no different with me,” wrote Silva, according to a federation press release (via Google translate). “When I won the title of ambassador of the sport by president Carlos Fernandes, this feeling started to get even stronger and, in my country, the Olympic spirit made me very motivated.
“It will be a great pleasure to be part of this team and that gold has a serious institution, led by president Carlos Fernandes … along with his entire team. So I leave here registered my desire to represent Taekwondo and Brazil in Rio 2016 Olympic Games with all my esteem, strength and honor.”