Rebagliati claims Tokyo 2020 Olympics a special motivation boost

The archery competition at the Olympic Games has its unique format.

“It’s a totally different competition. It’s long. You have a match and then another match after three days. You begin, have to keep focused, wait a few days and then repeat this routine.”

In Tokyo, Chiara’s teammates were on a roll as Mauro Nespoli took silver and Lucilla Boari won bronze.

The 27-year-old archer believes her time will come in the French capital this summer, and she will build on the experience gained at the previous Olympics.

“For Paris, I would like to change what happened in Tokyo. I improved myself. Every year, I improve a little bit in terms of my mind, my technical shooting. I’m proud of myself and the work I did.”

And it requires some mental work to switch off from reality, when the stake is high.

“Obviously, when we’re in stressful moments, I try to think only about my shooting. I want to do my best, to focus only on me, my bow and the target.”

Rebagliati is the reigning World Games Champion and World Archery Field Champion, but she now would like to get some big achievements in target competition, as well. 

“I love field archery, but I also really like 70-metre shooting, and I want to achieve something important,” she concluded.

Absent from the first stage of the Hyundai Archery World Cup of the season in Shanghai last week, she will launch her international season in a few day’s time at the European Championships in Essen.

In Germany, the Italian recurve women’s squad will be vying to upgrade Rebagliati’s Olympic spot to a team quota.