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El club Hankuk de taekwondo: cómo un buen ambiente forja una medalla olímpica | En vídeo | EL PAÍS

En el club Hankuk de San Sebastián de los Reyes (norte de Madrid) hay unos 400 taekwondistas: los más pequeñitos tienen 5-6 años y se fijan en el grupo de los mayores, los de alta competición. El grupo, entrenado por Jesús Ramal y Suvi Mikkonen, lo lidera la sonrisa permanente de. Cerezo, que ahora tiene 18, aterrizó en el Hankuk con 11 años: allí la llevaron sus padres cuando quiso dejar el taekwondo. “Me entró ansiedad, me pilló todo de sopetón, no disfrutaba de la competición”. Y allí encontró otra familia, su familia deportiva y otra manera de hacer las cosas.

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